2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 615: GENERAL LICENSE PROVISIONS
12 §6301. General provisions

Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING

6301. General provisions

1. Resident license. Any individual who has been domiciled in Maine for the 6 months preceding the date of application is eligible for a resident license. A corporation is eligible for a resident license if it has been created and exists under the laws of Maine and it has existed in Maine during the 6 months preceding the date of application. A firm or partnership is eligible if all of its officers or partners have been domiciled in Maine for the 6 months preceding the date of application.

For the purposes of this chapter, a resident is a person who:

A. If registered to vote, is registered in Maine; [1991, c. 692, (NEW).]

B. If licensed to drive a motor vehicle, has made application for a Maine motor vehicle operator's license; [1991, c. 692, (NEW).]

C. If the owner of one or more motor vehicles located within the State, has registered at least one of the motor vehicles in Maine; and [1991, c. 692, (NEW).]

D. If required to file a Maine income tax return on the previous April 15th, filed a Maine income tax return. [1991, c. 692, (NEW).]

[ 1991, c. 692, (AMD) .]

2. Expiration. A license or certificate issued by the commissioner expires on December 31st of the year in which it is issued, except that:

A. A depuration certificate issued under section 6856 expires on April 30th of each year; [1993, c. 80, 1 (NEW).]

B. A shellfish license issued under section 6601 expires on April 30th of each year; [1993, c. 497, 1 (AMD).]

C. A marine worm digger's license issued under section 6751 expires on April 30th of each year; [1995, c. 492, 1 (AMD).]

D. A shellfish sanitation certificate issued under section 6856 expires on May 31st of each year; [2005, c. 434, 3 (AMD).]

E. A marine worm dealer's license issued under section 6853 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

F. A marine worm dealer's supplemental license issued under section 6853 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

G. A retail seafood license issued under section 6852 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

H. A wholesale seafood license with a lobster permit issued under section 6851 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

I. A wholesale seafood license issued under section 6851 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

J. A wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin buyer's permit issued under section 6851 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

K. A wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin processor's permit issued under section 6851 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

L. A wholesale seafood supplemental license issued under section 6851 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

M. A shellfish transportation license issued under section 6855 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

N. A shellfish transportation supplemental license issued under section 6855 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

O. A lobster meat permit issued under section 6857 expires on March 31st of each year; [1995, c. 492, 3 (NEW); 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF).]

P. A lobster transportation license issued under section 6854 expires on March 31st of each year; [1999, c. 491, 1 (AMD); 1999, c. 491, 9 (AFF).]

Q. A lobster transportation supplemental license issued under section 6854 expires on March 31st of each year; [2009, c. 523, 1 (AMD); 2009, c. 561, 7 (AMD).]

R. A wholesale seafood license with a shrimp permit issued under section 6851 expires on March 31st of each year; [2011, c. 420, Pt. A, 9 (RPR).]

S. An enhanced retail certificate issued under section 6852, subsection 2-A expires on March 31st of each year; [2011, c. 598, 16 (AMD).]

(Paragraph S as enacted by PL 2009, c. 523, 3 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6301, SUBSECTION 2, PARAGRAPH V)

T. A seaweed buyer's license issued under section 6803-A expires on March 31st of each year; [RR 2009, c. 2, 23 (COR).]

U. A limited wholesale shellfish harvester's license issued under section 6851-A expires on March 31st of each year; and [RR 2009, c. 2, 24 (COR).]

V. (REALLOCATED FROM T. 12, 6301, sub- 2, S) A lobster processor license issued under section 6851-B expires on March 31st of each year. [RR 2009, c. 2, 22 (RAL).]

[ 2011, c. 598, 16 (AMD) .]

3. Nontransferable. A license or certificate shall not be transferable.

[ 1977, c. 661, 5 (NEW) .]

4. Supplemental license. A supplemental license may only be issued for an establishment or vehicle which is owned, leased or rented by the license holder.

[ 1977, c. 661, 5 (NEW) .]

5. Information. When application information concerning any person, establishment or vehicle named in a license or certificate changes, the holder shall immediately notify the commissioner in writing within 3 business days or the license or certificate shall become void.

[ 1977, c. 661, 5 (NEW) .]

6. Ownership identified. If a license issued under chapter 625 is issued to a firm, corporation or partnership, the individual who owns the highest percentage of that firm, corporation or partnership must be identified on the license application. When 2 or more individuals own in equal proportion the highest percentages of a firm, corporation or partnership, each of those owners must be identified.

[ 2013, c. 282, 1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1977, c. 661, 5 (NEW). 1985, c. 52, 1 (AMD). 1991, c. 692, (AMD). 1993, c. 80, 1 (AMD). 1993, c. 497, 1,2 (AMD). 1995, c. 492, 1-3 (AMD). 1995, c. 492, 5 (AFF). 1999, c. 491, 1,2 (AMD). 1999, c. 491, 9 (AFF). 2005, c. 434, 3 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, 22-24 (COR). 2009, c. 523, 1-3 (AMD). 2009, c. 561, 7-11 (AMD). 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, 9 (AMD). 2011, c. 598, 16 (AMD). 2013, c. 282, 1 (AMD).