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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §6006  is enacted to read:
§ 6006. Bait packaging
A person engaged in commercial or recreational fishing in the coastal waters of the State may not have in that person's possession on a vessel any plastic wrapping, cardboard cartons or plastic strapping used to package bait for sale. A person may not discard or abandon into any coastal waters any materials used to package bait for sale. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of $250 must be adjudged.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, prohibits a person engaged in commercial or recreational fishing in the coastal waters of the State from possessing on a vessel any plastic wrapping, cardboard cartons or plastic strapping used to package bait for sale. The amendment prohibits a person from discarding into any coastal waters any materials used to package bait. The amendment provides that a person who possesses plastic wrapping, cardboard cartons or plastic strapping or who discards bait packaging into any coastal waters commits a civil violation with a fine of $250. The bill contains similar provisions but applies only to lobster or crab bait packaging.