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DMR, State of Maine Rule-Making
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Posted May 16, 2012
- Chapter 25.97 Management Framework for Island Limited Entry Program; Chapter 25.95 Monhegan Island Area Lobster Trap Regulation. Public hearings: Monday June 4, 2012 Ellsworth City Hall Auditorium 6pm and Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Casco Bay Lines Conference Room 56 Commercial Street, Portland 6pm. Deadline for comments June 18, 2012-pdf file, 667 kb
- Chapter 26 Sea Urchin Regulations and 2012-2012 Harvesting Season Zone 1; Chapter 8.20(p) Landings Program-Harvester Reporting. Public hearings: Monday June 4, 2012 Ellsworth City Hall Auditorium 6pm and Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Casco Bay Lines Conference Room 56 Commercial Street, Portland 6pm. Deadline for comments June 18, 2012-pdf file, 342 kb
- Chapter 26 Sea Urchin Regulations and 2012-2012 Harvesting Season Zone 2 Option A. Public hearings: Monday June 4, 2012 Ellsworth City Hall Auditorium 6pm and Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Casco Bay Lines Conference Room 56 Commercial Street, Portland 6pm. Deadline for comments June 18, 2012-pdf file, 665 kb
- Chapter 26 Sea Urchin Regulations and 2012-2012 Harvesting Season Zone 2 Option B. Public hearings: Monday June 4, 2012 Ellsworth City Hall Auditorium 6pm and Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Casco Bay Lines Conference Room 56 Commercial Street, Portland 6pm. Deadline for comments June 18, 2012-pdf file, 519 kb
Posted May 9, 2012
- Chapter 55 Gear Restrictions, Deadline for Comments June 11, 2012-pdf file, 129 kb
- Chapter 90.20(1) Conservation Areas, Hancock County, Taunton Bay Management Area (Hancock, Sullivan, and Franklin), Public Hearing Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Sumner Memorial High School cafeteria, Sullivan, Maine 6pm. Deadline for comments June 11, 2012- pdf file, 187 kb
Posted May 2, 2012
- Chapter 34.10 (1)(B)(2)(a)&(c) Maine Groundfish Management Plan; Size, Possession and Gear Restrictions; Recreational cod and pollock size and limit adjustments, Deadline for comments June 4, 2012-pdf file, 3 pages, 213 kb
- Chapter 37.09
Freshwater Fish Regulations-Bass Tournament Permits in Maine Coastal Waters, Deadline for comments June 4, 2012-pdf file, 3 pages, 124 kb
- Chapter 41.30 Permanent Establishment of Menhaden Pilot Program, Deadline for comments June 4, 2012-pdf file, 28 kb
Posted April 26, 2012
Posted February 1, 2012
Posted January 4, 2012
Posted December 28, 2011
Posted September 28, 2011
Posted September 7, 2011
Posted June 22 , 2011
- Chapter 26.07(1) Sea Urchin Harvesting Season 2011 – 2012 ( Zone 1) - PDF format, 92 KB (2 pages) - Effective August 22, 2011
- Chapter 26.07(2) Sea Urchin Harvesting Season 2011 – 2012 ( Zone 2) - PDF format, 166 KB (2 pages) - Effective August 22, 2011
- Chapter 11.09 Atlantic Sea Scallop Harvesting Season 2011-2012;
Chapter 11.10(1)(H)(5) Closed Areas (Blue Hill technical correction); and
Chapter 11.15 Scallop Research Conservation Areas, Beals-Jonesport, expired (remove) - PDF format, 45 KB (2 pages)- Effective August 22, 2011
- Chapter 25.08 Lobster Trap Tag System – Owner Operator clarification, PDF format, 40 KB (1 page)- Effective August 22, 2011
- Chapter 34.10 Maine Groundfish Management Plan – Amendment 16 update, PDF format, 19 KB (1 page) - Effective August 22, 2011
- Chapter 2.90 Limited-purpose aquaculture (LPA) license – aAmend to add Marine Algae (Seaweeds), PDF format, 46 KB (2 pages)
- Effective August 22, 2011
Posted March 16, 2011
Posted February 18, 2011
Posted November 17, 2010
- Ch 45.05(1)(A)(2) Shrimp Season, 2010-2011, Regular rulemaking - PDF format, 13 KB (1 page) - Effective January 8, 2011
- Ch 45.05(1)(A)(2) Shrimp Season, 2010-2011, EMERGENCY Regulations - PDF format, 14 KB (1 page)- Effective November 17, 2010
- Ch 11.25 Commercial Scallop License Limited Entry System - PDF format, 24 KB (2 pgs) Not adopted
- Ch 34.10(1)(B)(4)(b) Atlantic Halibut - updates - PDF format, 43 KB (4 pgs) Not adopted
Posted November 10, 2010
Posted October 27, 2010
- Ch 85 Saltwater Fishing Registry - PDF format, 31 KB (3 pages) - Adopted with changes - PDF format, 68KB, 10 pages - Effective December 20, 2010
- Ch 42 Striped Bass - PDF format, 20 KB (2 pages) - Adopted with changes - PDF format, 53KB, 8 pages and comments document - PDF format, 118KB, 10 pages - Effective December 20, 2010 and Jan.1, 2013
- Ch 43 Bluefish - PDF format, 16 KB (1 page) - Adopted with changes - PDF format, 67KB, 9 pages - Effective December 20, 2010 and Jan.1, 2013
- Ch 34.10 Maine Groundfish Management Plan - Amendment 16 compliance updates - PDF format, 16 KB (1 page) - Effective December 20, 2010
Posted October 7, 2010
Posted September 8, 2010
Posted July 21, 2010
Posted June 30, 2010
- Ch 25.04 Lobster Trawl Limits - PDF format, 18 KB (2 pages) Adopted as proposed - Effective September 20, 2010
- Ch 25.93(E)(4) Lower Limit of Tags replaces Lower Limit of Licenses - PDF format, 13 KB (1 page) - Effective August 23, 2010
- Ch 25.95(1)(F)(6) Violations (repeal)- PDF format, 9 KB (1 page) Effective August 23, 2010
- Ch 25.97 Management Framework for Island Limited Entry Program - PDF format, 36 KB (4 pages) Adopted with changes effective September 20, 2010
- Ch 36.01(D)(2) Herring, Landing definition, proposed regular rulemaking - PDF format, 13 KB (1 page) - Effective August 23, 2010
Posted June 21, 2010
Posted June 16, 2010
Posted June 9, 2010
Posted May 26, 2010
Posted May 5, 2010
Posted April 21, 2010
Posted April 16, 2010
Posted April 1, 2010
Posted March 17, 2010
Posted December 23, 2009
- Ch 34.10(1)(B) Notice of Proposed Halibut regulations - PDF format, 16 KB (3 pages) - Adopted with changes and the exception that the proposed season will be implemented in 2011, effective April 6, 2010.
- Ch 34.10(1)(B) Notice of Proposed Winter Flounder regulations - PDF format, 33 KB (2 pages) - Adopted with changes, effective February 22, 2010
- Ch 50 Notice of Proposed Spiny Dogfish & Coastal Shark regulations - PDF format, 16 KB (2 pages) - Adopted with changes, effective February 22, 2010
- Ch 2.10(6) & 2.64(7)(C) Notice of Proposed Minimum Finfish lease Site Separation - Repeal - PDF format, 11 KB (1 page) - Adopted as proposed, effective February 22, 2010 .
Posted November 18, 2009
Posted November 11, 2009
Posted October 28, 2009
- Ch 29 Seaweed and Ch 8 Landings Program - Notice of Proposed Seaweed Buyer's surcharge rules.doc - PDF format, 17 KB (2 pages) - Adopted as proposed, effective December 21, 2009.
- Ch 36.01(A)(8) Herring dealer - proposed definition amendment.doc - PDF format, 15 KB (2 pages) Withdrawn
- Ch 11.10(H)(1,2,8) Proposed Scallop technical corrections to closure line descriptions - PDF format, 16KB (2 pages)- Adopted with changes, effective December 21, 2009
- Ch 1 Proposed updates to Watercraft Excise Tax Decal rules - PDF format, 12 KB (1 page)- Adopted as proposed, effective December 21, 2009.
- Ch 44 American Shad - proposed technical correction - PDF format, 12 KB (1 page) Withdrawn
Posted October 7, 2009
- Ch 8.20(N) Notice of Proposed amendment to lobster harvester reporting.doc - PDF format, 11 KB (1 page) - Adopted as proposed, effective December 21, 2009.
- Ch 25.09 Notice of Proposed amendment Procedure for Issuing Seed Lobster Permits, and Ch 25.90 citation corrections.doc - PDF format, 25 KB (3 pages) - Adopted as proposed, effective December 21, 2009.
- Ch 105 Notice of Proposed Safety Regulations (urchin and scallop divers and their tenders).doc - PDF format, 25 KB (2 pages) - Adopted with changes, effective December 21, 2009
- Ch 22 Notice of Proposed Retail Shellfish rules and Ch 9.01(D) Update.doc - PDF format, 28 KB (3 page) - Adopted with changes, effective December 21, 2009
Posted September 30, 2009
Posted July 23, 2009
Posted July 22, 2009
Posted July 1, 2009
Posted June 3, 2009
Posted May 27, 2009
Posted May 20, 2009
Posted May 13, 2009
Posted May 6, 2009
Posted April 15, 2009
Posted March 25, 2009
Posted February 25, 2009
Posted February 19, 2009
Posted February 11, 2009
- Ch 13 Notice of Whelk, Updates - PDF format, 31 KB
- Ch 25.08(F) Lobster Trap Tag System, Special Circumstances Permit - PDF format, 22 KB
- Ch 25.10(1)(a) Lobster Trap Limits Established by Lobster Management Zones, Zone G, Limited lobster fishing in the vicinity of Kittery, Buoy marking - PDF format, 21 KB
- Ch 49 - Shellfish Bait
Permit Regulations - PDF Format 29 KB
- Chapter 90.02(C) Conservation Areas, Lincoln County, Wiscasset – boundary clarification - PDF Format 607 KB, contains photo
Posted February 5, 2009
Posted February 4, 2009
v071311 - word doc, 77kb (5pg)
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