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Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 13 to 24 in amendment).
Amend the amendment in section 6 in §6852-A by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 2, lines 36 to 41 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘2.  Licensed activity.   The holder of an enhanced retail seafood license may, in the retail trade within the state limits, buy, sell, transport, ship or serve:
 
A.  Shellstock bought from a commercial shellfish license holder licensed under section 6601, a surf clam boat license holder licensed under section 6602, a mahogany quahog license holder licensed under section 6731, a hand-raking mussel license holder licensed under section 6745 and a mussel boat license holder licensed under section 6746;
 
B.  Shellstock and shucked shellfish if they are bought from a wholesale seafood license holder certified under section 6856;
 
C.  Lobster parts or meat if they are permitted under section 6857 or have been lawfully imported;
 
D.  Crayfish; and
 
E. Lobsters.’
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027
 
Initiative: Allocates funds related to the newly created enhanced retail seafood license.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$3,564	$4,752	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$3,564	$4,752	
 
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of the emergency clause (page 3, lines 20 and 21 in amendment).
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and clause and authorizes the holder of an enhanced retail seafood license to purchase shellstock from a wholesale seafood license holder and to purchase lobster, lobster parts and crayfish directly from the harvester.
This amendment also removes the allocation of revenue for fiscal year 2008-09 and reduces the allocation for fiscal year 2009-10 to reflect the delay in the effective date.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)