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Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program

Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Holly Eaton
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program

Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program Sponsor: Representative Holly Eaton Reference committee: Marine Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program Sponsor: Representative Holly Eaton Reference committee: Marine Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1683(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1683(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1279 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3MARINE RESOURCES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 Senate

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table FINALLY PASSED in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-03 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Marine Resources.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program
Sponsor:
Representative Holly Eaton
Reference committee:
Marine Resources
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1683(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 854 - L.D. 1279
Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot
Program
Sec. 1. Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program established.
Resolved: That the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program, referred to in
this resolve as "the program," is established until December 31, 2027. The Department of
Marine Resources, referred to in this resolve as "the department," shall oversee the
program. The purpose of the program is to conduct biotoxin testing of whole cultured
scallops or the roe of cultured scallops in the same manner as the testing for other cultured
mollusks under the Marine Shellfish Toxins Monitoring Program, established in the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6076, including using high-performance liquid
chromatography testing. The department shall provide logistical support to a commercial
fisheries business engaged in scallop aquaculture in conducting the testing under this
section, including providing transportation of samples to be tested from a facility in the
municipality in which the grower is located to the testing site. For the purposes of this
section, "high-performance liquid chromatography testing" means a testing technique in
analytical chemistry that uses high-pressure pumps to separate, identify and quantify
specific components in mixtures. The program may not conduct testing on cultured
scallops or the roe of cultured scallops grown on limited-purpose aquaculture license sites.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the department shall submit a report on each year
of the program, by January 1, 2027 and January 1, 2028, respectively, detailing the number
of commercial fisheries businesses using the testing under section 1, the overall impact on
the scallop aquaculture industry, including economic growth and cultured scallop landings,
and recommendations for further improvements or expansions of the testing under section
1 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine
resources matters. The committee may report out a bill based on the 2028 report to the
Second Regular Session of the 133rd Legislature.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Public Health Z154
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
115
RESOLVES
Page 2 - 132LR1683(03)
Initiative: Provides funding for a pilot program testing scallops for biotoxins for fiscal year
2025-26 and fiscal year 2026-27.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $50,000 $50,000
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $50,000 $50,000