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LD1595 • 2025

An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture

An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture

An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture Sponsor: Representative Morgan Rielly Reference committee: Marine Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture Sponsor: Representative Morgan Rielly Reference committee: Marine Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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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. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Marine Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints Regarding Aquaculture
Sponsor:
Representative Morgan Rielly
Reference committee:
Marine Resources
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2121(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1053 - L.D. 1595
An Act to Strengthen Working Waterfronts Against Nuisance Complaints
Regarding Aquaculture
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2807, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 99, §1, is amended
to read:
A. "Commercial fishing activity" means an activity directly related to a commercial
fishing fisheries business as defined in Title 12, section 6001, subsection 6-A or a
commercial activity commonly associated with or supportive of commercial fishing or
aquaculture, such as the manufacture or sale of ice, bait, traps, cages or nets or the
manufacture, installation or repair of boats, engines or other equipment commonly used
on boats or in facilities that involve the catching, transporting, buying, selling or
processing of seafood for commercial purposes.
Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §2807, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 99, §1, is repealed.
APPROVED
JUNE 10, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
249
PUBLIC LAW