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An Act To Provide Noncommercial Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses and Scallop Licenses to Disabled Veterans at No Cost
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-B, ¶Q, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §3, is amended to read:
 
Q. For a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license, $60, except as provided in subsection 7-D; and
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-D  is enacted to read:
 
7-D.  Qualified resident disabled veteran; fee waived.     Notwithstanding subsection 7-B, there is no fee for a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license issued to a qualified resident disabled veteran. For the purposes of this subsection, "qualified resident disabled veteran" means a person who:
 
A.  Was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces;
 
B.  Has a service-connected disability evaluated at 50% or more; and
 
C.  Is a resident of the State.
 
In order to receive a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license at no cost, an applicant must provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is a qualified resident disabled veteran.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6703, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §19, is further amended to read:
 
4. Fee.   The fee for a noncommercial scallop license is $18, except as provided in subsection 4-A.
Sec. 4.  12 MRSA §6703, sub-§4-A  is enacted to read:
 
4-A.  Qualified resident disabled veteran; fee waived.     Notwithstanding subsection 4 and section 6729, subsection 1, paragraph D, there is no fee or license surcharge for a noncommercial scallop license issued to a qualified resident disabled veteran. For the purposes of this subsection, "qualified resident disabled veteran" means a person who:
 
A.  Was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces;
 
B.  Has a service-connected disability evaluated at 50% or more; and
 
C.  Is a resident of the State.
 
In order to receive a noncommercial scallop license at no cost, an applicant must provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is a qualified resident disabled veteran.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6729, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2009, c. 561, §25, is further amended to read:
 
D. For a noncommercial scallop license, $40, except as provided in section 6703, subsection 4-A; and
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.