LD47 • 2025

An Act to Provide an Exception to a Fishing Prohibition near the Crooked Brook Dam

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Richard Mason
Last action: 2025-04-25
Official status: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Provide an Exception to a Fishing Prohibition near the Crooked Brook Dam

An Act to Provide an Exception to a Fishing Prohibition near the Crooked Brook Dam Sponsor: Representative Richard Mason Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

An Act to Provide an Exception to a Fishing Prohibition near the Crooked Brook Dam Sponsor: Representative Richard Mason Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (H-46)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0245(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0245(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
47 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

2025-04-25 Governor
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
2025-04-23 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
2025-04-22 House
This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-04-09 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-02-10 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-02-10 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-01-06 Committee
Referred to Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Provide an Exception to a Fishing Prohibition near the Crooked Brook Dam
Sponsor:
Representative Richard Mason
Reference committee:
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0245(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 11 - L.D. 47
An Act to Provide an Exception to a Fishing Prohibition near the Crooked
Brook Dam
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, residents of the Town of Danforth in Washington County have long enjoyed
fishing in the area around Crooked Brook Dam; and
Whereas, since the completion of a fishway at the site of the dam, residents' ability to
fish has been limited; and
Whereas, this legislation creates an exception to allow fishing near, but not in or from,
the fishway; and
Whereas, it is important that this legislation take effect immediately so that residents
of the Town of Danforth can enjoy fishing in the spring and summer months; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12457, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 499, §1, is
further amended by amending subparagraph (5) to read:
(5) There is no fishing in or from the fishway at the Sheepscot Lake Dam in the
Town of Palermo in Waldo County, Chain of Ponds Dam in Chain of Ponds
Township in Franklin County, Long Pond Dam in Seven Ponds Township in
Franklin County, Beaver Pond Dam in Seven Ponds Township in Franklin County,
Little Island Pond Dam in Seven Ponds Township in Franklin County, Pushaw
Lake Dam in the Town of Hudson in Penobscot County, Davis Pond Dam in the
Town of Eddington in Penobscot County, Leonard's Mills Dam on Blackman
Stream in the Town of Bradley in Penobscot County, Souadabscook Stream Dam
at Grist Mill Road in the Town of Carmel in Penobscot County and, Webber Pond
APPROVED
APRIL 25, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
41
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0245(03)
Dam in the Town of Vassalboro in Kennebec County and Crooked Brook Dam in
the Town of Danforth in Washington County;
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.