Maine LD1790 would require the Department of Marine Resources to submit legislation for changes to lobster size limits.
Maine LD1790 removes the authority of the Commissioner of Marine Resources to set lobster size limits through rules. Instead, the department must submit legislation to the Legislature when changes to lobster size limits are necessary to comply with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The commissioner must also notify the relevant joint standing committee when initiating this rulemaking process.
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