1. Authorization of changes. Beginning in calendar year 1997, a person eligible to purchase a license under section 6749-O who wishes to change the zone in which the person harvests sea urchins may not change zones unless the change is authorized by the commissioner in accordance with this section. [PL 1995, c. 595, §5 (NEW).] 2. Zone change request on application. A person eligible to purchase a license under section 6749-O who wishes to change the zone in which that person was licensed to harvest sea urchins in the previous calendar year must indicate on a sea urchin harvesting license application a preference to change the zone in which the person harvests sea urchins. The commissioner shall stamp each sea urchin harvesting license application with the time and date of submission. [PL 1995, c. 595, §5 (NEW).] 3. Conditions for authorization. The total number of authorized change requests for Zone 1 during a licensing year must equal the total authorized requests for Zone 2. The commissioner shall authorize zone change requests in chronological order of requests received under this section. [PL 1999, c. 244, §7 (AMD).] 4. Limitation on approving zone changes. The commissioner may not authorize a zone change between August 1st and December 31st. [PL 1999, c. 26, §3 (NEW).] 5. Effective date of zone change. The effective date of a zone change authorized by the commissioner is August 1st. [PL 1999, c. 26, §3 (NEW).]
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