Maine Code § 12-6855

Shellfish transportation license
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1. License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section
without a current:
A. Shellfish transportation license; or [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §29 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452,
Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
B. Supplemental shellfish transportation license. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §29 (NEW); PL 2003,
c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §29 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2. License activity. The holder of a shellfish transportation license may buy certified shellfish
and transport them beyond the state limits, to the extent these activities are expressly authorized by a
shellfish certificate or its equivalent from another state.
[PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
3. License limitations. All shellfish transported under this license must be procured from a
wholesale seafood licensee certified under section 6856. A license authorizes these activities with only
one vehicle owned, leased or rented by the license holder.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §59 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
4. Supplemental license. A supplemental license must be obtained for each additional vehicle.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §59 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
5. Information required. Each application must identify each vehicle or other mode of
transportation to be used for transporting shellfish.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §59 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
6. Fees. The fee for a shellfish transportation license is $230 and the fee for a supplemental license
is $75.50.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §28 (AMD).]
7. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture
of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §59 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]

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