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2020
Posted February 19, 2020
Posted January 29, 2020
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 30 River Herring Pilot Project Exemption. Public Hearing: No hearing scheduled. Comment Deadlie: February 28, 2020 (pdf file, 200 KB)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 40 Smelt Regulations. Public Hearing: No hearing scheduled. Comment Deadlie: February 28, 2020 (pdf file, 193 KB)
Posted January 8, 2020
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 8 Landings Program. Public Hearing: January 27, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., Marquardt Building, Room 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Snow date: January 31, 2020, at 4:30 p.m., Marquardt Building, Room 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Comment Deadlie: February 10, 2020 (pdf file, 123 KB)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 36 Atlantic Herring. Public Hearing: January 27, 2020, at 4:30 p.m., Marquardt Building, Room 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Snow date: January 31, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., Marquardt Building, Room 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Comment Deadline: February 10, 2020 (pdf file, 299 KB)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 55 Gear Restrictions. Public Hearing: None Scheduled. Comment Deadling: February 10, 2020 (pdf file 114 KB)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 42: Striped Bass. Public Hearing: 6:00 PM, January 27, 2020, DMR Augusta Office, Room 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta, ME 04333; 6:00 PM, January 30, 2020, Yarmouth - Log Cabin, 196 Main Street, Yarmouth, ME 04096; Snow date scheduled for January 31, 2020 2:30 pm, DMR Offices, RM 118 Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta ME. Comment Deadline, February 10, 2020 (pdf file, 252 KB)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 41 Atlantic Menhaden; 2020 Season. Public Hearing: January 27, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., Marquardt Building, Room 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Snow date: January 31, 2020, at 3:30 p.m., Marquardt Building, Room 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Comment Deadline: February 10, 2020 (pdf file, 209 KB)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 32 Elver Quota System for the 2020 season. NOTE: PUBLIC HEARING DATE AND COMMENT DEADLINE HAVE BEEN REVISED AS FOLLOWS: Public Hearing: 4:00 PM January 29, 2020 Rm 118 DMR Offices, Marquardt Building, Augusta, ME (Snow date 1:30 PM January 31, 2020, Rm 118 DMR Offices, Marquardt Building, Augusta, ME). Comment Deadline: February 10, 2020 (pdf file, 198 KB)
2019
Posted December 31, 2019
Posted December 20, 2019
Posted September 11, 2019
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 8 Landings Program; Chapter 36 Herring; Chapter 41 Menhaden - Public Hearings: October 2, 2019, 3:30 PM, DMR – Augusta, Rm 118, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta, ME; Comment Deadline: October 12,, 2019 (pdf file 244 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 10.05 Taking of Quahogs in the Sub-Tidal Waters of New Meadows Lakes, Brunswick and West Bath - Public Hearings: October 1, 2019, 5:00 PM, DMR – West Bath Fire Station, 192 State Road, West Bath, 04530; Comment Deadline: October 11,, 2019 (pdf file 167 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 34 Groundfish Regulations - Comment Deadline: October 11,, 2019 (pdf file 167 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 75 Protected Resources Regulations - Public Hearings: October 2, 2019 4:00 PM, DMR Offices Marquardt Building Room 118: Comment Deadline: October 14, 2019 (pdf file 243 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 94 Sanitary Control of Molluscan Shellfish Proposed Rule-making - Comment Deadline: October 11, 2019 (pdf file 189 kb)
Posted August 20, 2019
Posted May 29, 2019
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 34 Groundfish Regulations - Public Hearing: None - Comment Deadline: June 28, 2019 (pdf file 303 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 25 Lobster and Crab Fishing - Public Hearings: None - Comment Deadline: June 28, 2019 (pdf file, 309 kb)
Posted May 23, 2019
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 36 Herring; 2019 Harvest Rules - Public Hearing:June 12, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., Deering Building, Room 101, 90 Blossom Lane, Augusta - Comment Deadline: June 24, 2019 (pdf file 549 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 26-Sea Urchin 2019-20 Season OPTION 1 - Public Hearings: June 12, 2019, 6:00pm, Room 101, Deering Building, 90 Blossom Lane, Augusta; June 13, 2019, 6:00pm, Council Chamber Room, Ellsworth City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth. - Comment Deadline: June 24, 2019 (pdf file, 480 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 26-Sea Urchin 2019-20 Season OPTION 2 - June 12, 2019, 6:00pm, Room 101, Deering Building, 90 Blossom Lane, Augusta; June 13, 2019, 6:00pm, Council Chamber Room, Ellsworth City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth. - Comment Deadline: June 24, 2019 (pdf file, 465 kb)
Posted April 30, 2019
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 2 Aquaculture Lease Regulations - Public Hearings: May 22, 2019, 5:00PM, Conference Rm 118, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta, ME.- Comment Deadline: June 1, 2019 (pdf file, 204 kb)
- Citizen Petition
- Summary of Comments - Posted July 12, 2019
Posted January 16, 2019
Posted January 9, 2019
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 32 Elver Quota System for the 2019 season - Public Hearings: 5:00 PM January 28, 2019, Jeff’s Catering, Brewer, ME; 5:00 PM January 29, 2019 Rm 118 DMR Offices, Marquardt Building, Augusta, ME. Snow date 5:00 PM January 30, 2019, Rm 118 DMR Offices, Marquardt Building, Augusta, ME - Comment Deadline: February 11, 2019 (pdf file, 304 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 41 Menhaden; 2019 Menhaden Fishery Program - Public Hearings: January 29, 2019 at 4:30 p.m., DMR Conference Room, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Snow date scheduled for January 30, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. - Comment Deadline: February 13, 2019 (pdf file, 212 kb)
- Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal - Chapter 36 Herring; 2019 Season - Public Hearings: January 29, 2019 at 4:00 p.m., DMR Conference Room, Marquardt Building, 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta. Snow date scheduled for January 30, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. - Comment Deadline February 13, 2019 (pdf file, 411 kb)
