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this section must be adopted in accordance with the procedures in | | subchapter 2 and are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6432-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 1.__Offal prohibited.__A person may not use offal as bait to | | fish for or take lobster or crabs.__For the purposes of this | | section, "offal" means the carcass, waste parts, renderings or | | remains of a wild or domesticated animal that is not a marine | | organism, but does not include animal hide from which the hair | | has been removed. |
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| | | 2.__Prima facie evidence.__The possession of offal while | | fishing for or taking lobster or crabs is prima facie evidence of | | a violation of this section. |
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| | | Sec. 3. Effective date. That section of this Act that enacts the | | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6432-A takes effect | | January 1, 2006. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this Act takes effect when approved, except as otherwise | | indicated. |
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| | | See title page for effective date, unless otherwise |
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