Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:

8. Common carrier. "Common carrier" means a vehicle engaged in carrying goods for profit in interstate commerce, which that is licensed by the Interstate Commerce Commission Federal Highway Administration.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6171-B, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 297, §1, is amended to read:

A. "Emerging fishery" means the commercial fishing for any marine organism, except shrimp, herring and groundfish species, that requires a commercial fishing license issued under section 6501.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6174, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:

§6174. Rules as law; proof of rules; penalty

1. Rules as law. All regulations of rules adopted by the commissioner shall have the force of law.

2. Proof of rules. A certified copy of a regulation shall be rule is admissible in court to prove the regulation rule and shall be is prima facie evidence that the regulation rule was properly adopted. A regulation shall rule must be personally certified by the commissioner, deputy commissioner or Chief of the Bureau of Marine Patrol and shall must be accompanied by his a signed statement that it was in force on the date of the alleged violation. The certified copy shall be is admissible in evidence on the testimony of a marine patrol officer that he the patrol officer received the certified regulation after requesting it by telephone or otherwise from the department. No further foundation shall be is necessary for the admission of the certified copy.

3. Penalty. Whoever violates a regulation shall be punished by the penalties under section 6204, unless a specific penalty is otherwise authorized and provided rule commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 for each violation may be adjudged.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6191, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:

§6191. Rulemaking