§6087. Seaweed Fisheries Advisory Council
1. Appointment; composition. The Seaweed Fisheries Advisory Council, established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 57‑H and referred to in this section as "the council," consists of 7 members appointed by the commissioner as follows:
A. Two members who process seaweed or hold either a seaweed permit or seaweed buyer's license; [PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
B. Two members who are seaweed aquaculture lease holders or their designees; [PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
C. One member of the scientific community; [PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
D. One member who harvests seaweed; and [PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
E. One member of the public. [PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
The commissioner shall make appointments so that the composition of the council reflects the diversity of the State's seaweed operations.
[PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
2. Purpose. The council shall:
A. Make recommendations to the commissioner on all matters concerning the health of the seaweed resource, its ecosystem and the industry it supports; and [RR 2017, c. 1, §4 (COR).]
B. Make recommendations to the commissioner regarding expenditures from the Seaweed Management Fund as described in section 6806. [PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
[RR 2017, c. 1, §4 (COR).]
3. Term. The term of a member appointed to the council is 3 years, except that a vacancy during an unexpired term must be filled in the same manner as for the original member for the unexpired portion of the member's term. A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
[PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
4. Officers. The officers of the council are the chair, vice-chair and secretary. The term of the officers is one year. The council shall elect a member of the council for each officer position at the first regular meeting of each year.
[PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
5. Meeting. The council shall meet at least once a year. It may also meet at other times at the call of the commissioner.
[PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2017, c. 1, §4 (COR). PL 2017, c. 52, §2 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
Subchapter 2: LEASES AND SPECIAL LICENSES
12 §6071. Importing of certain marine organisms
12 §6072. Research and aquaculture leases
12 §6072-A. Limited-purpose lease for commercial or scientific research
12 §6072-B. Emergency aquaculture lease for shellfish
12 §6072-C. Limited-purpose aquaculture license
12 §6072-D. Aquaculture Management Fund
12 §6073. Exclusivity; prohibition or interference
12 §6073-A. Season and minimum size exemption; aquaculture
12 §6073-B. Harvester license exemption; aquaculture
12 §6073-D. Season and size exemption
12 §6074-A. Spat collection license
12 §6076. Marine Shellfish Toxins Monitoring Program
12 §6077. Aquaculture monitoring program
12 §6078. Salmon Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund (REPEALED)
12 §6078-A. Aquaculture Monitoring, Research and Development Fund
12 §6079. Aquacultural use of antibiotics; notice (REPEALED)
12 §6080. Aquaculture Advisory Council
12 §6081. Aquaculture Research Fund
12 §6082. Confidentiality provisions for aquaculture information from other jurisdictions
12 §6084. Nonpayment of aquaculture lease fees
12 §6085. Marine organism aquaculture license
12 §6085-A. Land-based aquaculture; reporting (REPEALED)
12 §6086. Abandoned aquaculture equipment and stock