Maine Revised Statutes
Article 3: SCALLOP RESEARCH
12 §6729. License surcharges

§6729. License surcharges
1.  License surcharges.  The following surcharges are assessed on licenses issued by the department:  
A. For a hand fishing scallop license, $100;   [PL 2003, c. 319, §2 (NEW).]
B. For a scallop draggers license, $100, plus an additional $250 to sponsor an apprentice pursuant to section 6702, subsection 7;   [PL 2019, c. 107, §3 (AMD).]
C. For a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license, $50;   [PL 2009, c. 561, §24 (AMD).]
D. For a noncommercial scallop license, $40, except as provided in section 6703, subsection 4-A; and   [PL 2019, c. 575, §5 (AMD).]
E. For a hand fishing scallop license with tender, $100.   [PL 2009, c. 561, §26 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 575, §5 (AMD).]
2.  Deposit.  The commissioner shall deposit surcharges assessed in this section in the Scallop Research Fund under section 6729-A, except that fees collected under subsection 1, paragraph C must be divided equally between the Scallop Research Fund and the Sea Urchin Research Fund established in section 6749-R.  
[PL 2009, c. 561, §27 (AMD).]
Revisor's Note: §6729. Shell size minimum (As enacted by PL 2003, c. 63, §2 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6728-A AND THEN TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6721-A)
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2003, c. 1, §7 (RAL). PL 2003, c. 63, §2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 319, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. A, §12 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 561, §§24-27 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 107, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 575, §5 (AMD).