| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§20-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 406, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| | 20-A. | Atlantic | $25/Day | 12 MRSA |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is | amended to read: |
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| | 2. Atlantic salmon. "Atlantic salmon" means the anadromous | finfish, commonly called Atlantic sea run salmon fish species | Salmo salar that customarily migrates from inland waters to the | ocean as part of its life cycle. Wherever used in this Part, the | words "Atlantic salmon" standing together means only this | species. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6071, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 153, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Live importing for introduction into coastal waters. | Except for Atlantic salmon imported by the Atlantic Salmon | Authority Commission under Part 12, it is unlawful to import for | introduction, possess for purposes of introduction or introduce | into coastal waters a live marine organism without a permit | issued by the commissioner pursuant to subsection 2. |
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| | Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§1-E is enacted to read: |
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| | 1-E.__Atlantic salmon.__"Atlantic salmon" means the anadromous | fish species Salmo salar that customarily migrates from inland | waters to the ocean as part of its life cycle.__The words | "Atlantic salmon" standing together means this species.__This | definition also applies to chapter 811. |
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| | Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§20, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | 20. Landlocked salmon. "Landlocked salmon" means the same as | salmon the subspecies Salmo salar Sebago that does not | customarily migrate from inland waters to the ocean as part of | its life cycle. Whenever used in this Title, the word "salmon" | standing alone without other identification means "landlocked | salmon." |
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| | Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7675, as amended by PL 1995, c. 406, §11, is | further amended to read: |
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