| | | Amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of section | | 21 and inserting in its place the following: |
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| | | 'Sec. A-21. 12 MRSA §6673, as amended by PL 1999, c. 267, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §6673. Municipal shellfish aquaculture permit |
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| | | A municipality, which | conservation program as provided under section 6671,lease | areas | | municipal shellfish aquaculture permit to a person for the | | exclusive use of shellfish in a designated area in the intertidal | zone to the extreme low water mark, | | the purpose of shellfish aquaculture. Municipal authority to | | issue a municipal shellfish aquaculture permit under this section | | does not limit in any way the authority of the commissioner to | | issue leases in the intertidal zone in accordance with sections | | 6072, 6072-A and 6072-B. |
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| | | 1. Municipal procedure. A lease application written on a | form supplied by the commissioner may be approved by the | municipal officers if they find that it conforms to the shellfish | program, that it will not cause the total area under lease to | exceed 1/4 of all the municipal intertidal zone that is open to | the taking of shellfish and that granting it is in the best |
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