Maine Revised Statutes
Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS
12 §6575-L. Temporary medical transfer

§6575-L. Temporary medical transfer
The commissioner may authorize a temporary medical transfer of the elver individual fishing quota allocated to a person under section 6505‑A in accordance with this section. The holder of an elver fishing license who requests a temporary medical transfer under this section must maintain a valid elver fishing license during the duration of the temporary medical transfer.   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]
1.  Temporary medical transfer requested prior to March 1st.  Notwithstanding section 6505‑A, subsection 3‑A, the commissioner may authorize a temporary medical transfer that permits the holder of an elver fishing license issued under section 6505‑A to transfer the entire annual quota allocated to that person to another person holding an elver fishing license issued under section 6505‑A if the following criteria are met:  
A. The transferor reported elver landings in the prior fishing year;   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]
B. The transferor is unable to fish the quota allocated to the transferor because the transferor has experienced a substantial illness or medical condition. The transferor shall provide the commissioner with documentation from a physician describing the substantial illness or medical condition; and   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]
C. The transferor requests a temporary medical transfer in writing before March 1st of the fishing year for which it is being requested, except that the commissioner may adopt rules that provide a method for authorizing a temporary medical transfer requested after March 1st to address emergency medical conditions.   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.  
[RR 2015, c. 1, §5 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2015, c. 1, §5 (COR). PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).

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