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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§20-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 406, §2,
is amended to read:

 
20-A. Atlantic$25/Day12 MRSA

 
InlandSalmonPlus@9901

 
Fisheries andAuthorityExpenses

 
WildlifeCommission

 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is
amended to read:

 
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.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6071, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 153, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
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.

 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§1-E is enacted to read:

 
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.

 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§20, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, is
amended to read:

 
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."

 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7675, as amended by PL 1995, c. 406, §11, is
further amended to read:


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