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An Act To Modify Lobster License Fees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§8,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
8.  Exception.     The fee for a license for applicants 70 years of age or older is:
 
A.   For a Class I or an apprentice lobster and crab fishing license, $56; and
 
B.   For a Class II lobster and crab fishing license, $145.
 
SUMMARY
Currently a person 70 years of age or older is eligible to pay a fee of $56 for a lobster and crab fishing license. If that individual wants a helper, the fee increases to $228.50. This bill decreases the fee for a Class II license, which allows for the hiring of a helper, from $228.50 to $145 for a person 70 years of age or older.