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| | | An Act To Regulate the Use of Alternative Bait in Marine |
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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 unregulated use of animal hides and other remains | | as lobster bait poses significant and immediate risks to public | | health, lobster health and the Maine lobster industry; 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 §6175 is enacted to read: |
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| | | The commissioner may adopt rules to regulate the use of | | alternative bait in marine fisheries.__For the purposes of this | | section, "alternative bait" means any bait that does not | | naturally originate from the ocean.__Rules adopted pursuant to |
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