| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6856, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 831, §2, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 8. Payments to municipalities. A person holding a depuration | certificate shall pay each municipality an amount equal to 50¢ | | for each bushel of soft-shelled clams taken in that municipality | | under that depuration certificate. When submitting payment to a | | municipality under this subsection, the depuration certificate | | holder shall include a copy of the applicable record and report | | of takings submitted to the department pursuant to rules adopted | | under subsection 4. |
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| | | This bill increases from 50¢ to $1 the amount a person holding | | a shellfish depuration certificate must pay for each bushel of | | soft-shell clams. |
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