An Act To Amend The Laws Pertaining To Elver Fishing
LD 44 amends Maine's elver fishing laws to affect licensed harvesters. It changes license suspension for violations from permanent for a first offense to three years, with permanent suspension for a second offense. The bill also moves the license lottery date from February 15 to March 15 and prohibits possessing elvers longer than six hours or in residential dwellings, with violations classified as Class E crimes. These changes aim to regulate the elver fishery seasonally and manage enforcement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Jun 10, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-344) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
upper
May 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Jan 6, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Allison Hepler
DDemocratic
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