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An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Tiffany Strout
Last action
2025-06-10
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses Sponsor: Representative Tiffany Strout Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses Sponsor: Representative Tiffany Strout Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 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 - 132LR1361(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1361(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1478 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 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. 2025-06-10 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-03 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-03 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-30 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses
Sponsor:
Representative Tiffany Strout
Reference committee:
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1361(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 970 - L.D. 1478
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12551-A, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2023, c. 431, §§18
and 19 and affected by §23, is further amended by repealing subparagraph (3) and enacting
the following in its place:
(3) Attempt to take from the inland waters live baitfish for resale using drop nets
through the ice unless the license holder marks all holes made in the ice by that
license holder for that purpose. The holes must be marked either by evergreen
boughs placed around the hole or by suspending at least one strand of fluorescent
biodegradable tape at least 3 feet above the ice around the entire perimeter of the
hole so that the tape is visible from all sides;
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12551-A, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2023, c. 431, §§18
and 19 and affected by §23, is further amended by amending subparagraph (4) to read:
(4) Take eels; or
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §12551-A, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2023, c. 431, §§18
and 19 and affected by §23, is further amended by repealing subparagraph (5).
APPROVED
JUNE 10, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
248
PUBLIC LAW