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| | | An Act Relating to Elver Fishing |
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| | | An Act Relating to Elver Fishing |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the management of the American eel population in Maine | | is dependent on elver dealers reporting harvest data to the | | Department of Marine Resources in a timely manner; and |
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| | | Whereas, this legislation must be enacted prior to the end of | | the elver fishing season on May 31st to ensure the Department of | | Marine Resources receives harvest data in time to use that | | information for developing a long-term conservation plan for the | | American eel; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 534, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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