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ME LD2024
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Allison Hepler
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that for-hire charter boat operator's license eligibility includes captains of vessels licensed to carry passengers for hire for saltwater recreational fishing
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Removes outdated lobster and crab trap limit language referencing pre-March 2000 rules, while maintaining the current 800-trap maximum for Class I, II, and III license holders and nonresident permit holders
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Repeals the specific civil penalty provision for violating lobster and crab trap limits
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Eliminates the 5-year prohibition on issuing elver dealer licenses to persons sharing a business address with someone who violated elver dealer laws
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Submitted by the Department of Marine Resources and referred to the Committee on Marine Resources
Legislative Description
An Act to Make Changes to Certain Licensing Laws Governing For-hire Charter Boat Operators, Lobster and Crab Fishing and Elver Dealers
Administration
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
3/12/2026