12 §6803. Seaweed permit - Maine Statutes

Title 12: CONSERVATION

Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES

Subpart 2: LICENSING

Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES

Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES

Article 1: LICENSES

§6803. Seaweed permit

1. Permit required. Except as provided in subsections 1-A and 2, a person may not harvest, possess, ship, transport or sell seaweed without a current:

A. Resident seaweed permit; or [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §23 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

B. Nonresident seaweed permit. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §23 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §23 (AMD); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

1-A. Supplemental permit. An employee or immediate relation of a seaweed permit holder may harvest, possess or transport seaweed for commercial purposes with a current:

A. Resident supplemental seaweed permit; or [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §24 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

B. Nonresident supplemental seaweed permit. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §24 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §24 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

2. Exceptions. The following are not required to have a permit:

A. The holder of a current marine worm dealer's license; [1989, c. 523, §2 (NEW).]

B. The holder of a current wholesale seafood license; [1989, c. 523, §2 (NEW).]

C. A person who harvests, possesses, ships or transports no more than 50 pounds of seaweed a day for noncommercial purposes; [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §50 (AMD); 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]

D. Charitable or municipal organizations that harvest, possess, ship or transport seaweed for noncommercial use by that organization; or [1989, c. 523, §2 (NEW).]

E. Anyone harvesting, possessing, shipping, transporting or selling seaweed that has detached naturally and is dead. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §50 (AMD); 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]

[ 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §50 (AMD); 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF) .]

3. Fees. The fee schedule for seaweed permits is as follows:

A. Fifty-eight dollars for a resident seaweed permit; [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §29 (AMD).]

B. Two hundred thirty dollars for a nonresident seaweed permit; [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §29 (AMD).]

C. Twenty-nine dollars for a resident supplemental seaweed permit; and [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §29 (AMD).]

D. Fifty-eight dollars for a nonresident supplemental seaweed permit. [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §29 (AMD).]

[ 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §29 (AMD) .]

4. Disposition of fees. Fees collected under this section accrue to the Seaweed Management Fund established in section 6806 as follows:

A. Fifty dollars for a resident seaweed permit; [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §30 (NEW).]

B. Two hundred dollars for a nonresident seaweed permit; [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §30 (NEW).]

C. Twenty-five dollars for a resident supplemental seaweed permit; and [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §30 (NEW).]

D. Fifty dollars for a nonresident supplemental seaweed permit. [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §30 (NEW).]

[ 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §30 (AMD) .]

5. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

[ 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §50 (NEW); 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1989, c. 523, §2 (NEW). 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). 1991, c. 528, §T13 (AMD). 1991, c. 591, §T13 (AMD). RR 1999, c. 1, §17 (COR). 1999, c. 501, §§1-3 (AMD). 2001, c. 421, §B50 (AMD). 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). 2003, c. 452, §§F23,24 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §§29, 30 (AMD).