Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §§6808 to 6810 are enacted to read:

§6808.__Commercial green crab only license

1. License required.__It is unlawful for a person to engage in the activities authorized by this license under this section without a current commercial green crab only license.

2. Licensed activities.__The holder of a commercial green crab only license may fish for or take green crabs or possess, ship, transport or sell green crabs that the license holder has taken.

3. Reporting; rules.__The commissioner shall adopt rules regarding data that the holder of a commercial green crab license must submit to the department.__The commissioner may deny an application for the renewal of a license issued under this section if the license holder fails to report the information required pursuant to this subsection.__Rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

4. Exemption.__Notwithstanding subsection 1, a license is not required to fish for, take, possess or transport green crabs for personal use.__A municipality that harvests green crabs under authorization from the department is not required to have a commercial green crab license as long as the harvesting of green crabs occurs under supervision of the municipality.

5. Eligibility.__A commercial green crab only license may be issued only to an individual.

6. Fees.__The fee for a commercial green crab only license is $33 for a resident license and $66 for a nonresident license, which authorizes the license holder to engage in the licensed activities under subsection 2.

7. Disposition of fees.__All fees for commercial green crab only licenses must be deposited in the Green Crab Management Fund established in section 6809.

8. Prohibition.__The holder of a commercial green crab only license may not have aboard a boat used for crab fishing any lobster or lobster parts.

§6809. Green Crab Management Fund

1.__Fund established.__The Green Crab Management Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department.