Maine § 12 §6301 General provisions

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §6301 — General provisions

Maine § 12 §6301

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 615GENERAL LICENSE PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6301 (2026).

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1.Resident license. Any individual who has been domiciled in Maine for the 6 months preceding the date of application is eligible for a resident license. A corporation is eligible for a resident license if it has been created and exists under the laws of Maine and it has existed in Maine during the 6 months preceding the date of application. A firm or partnership is eligible if all of its officers or partners have been domiciled in Maine for the 6 months preceding the date of application.

2.Expiration. A license or certificate issued by the commissioner expires on December 31st of the year in which it is issued, except that:

3.Nontransferable. A license or certificate shall not be transferable.

4.Supplemental license. A supplemental license may only be issued for an establishment or ve

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1.
Resident license.
Any individual who has been domiciled in Maine for the 6 months preceding the date of application is eligible for a resident license. A corporation is eligible for a resident license if it has been created and exists under the laws of Maine and it has existed in Maine during the 6 months preceding the date of application. A firm or partnership is eligible if all of its officers or partners have been domiciled in Maine for the 6 months preceding the date of application.
2.
Expiration.
A license or certificate issued by the commissioner expires on December 31st of the year in which it is issued, except that:
3.
Nontransferable.
A license or certificate shall not be transferable.
4.
Supplemental license.
A supplemental license may only be issued for an establishment or vehicle which is owned, leased or rented by the license holder.
5.
Information.
When application information concerning any person, establishment or vehicle named in a license or certificate changes, the holder shall immediately notify the commissioner in writing within 3 business days or the license or certificate shall become void.
6.
Ownership identified.
If a license issued under chapter 625 is issued to a firm, corporation or partnership, the individual who owns the highest percentage of that firm, corporation or partnership must be identified on the license application. When 2 or more individuals own in equal proportion the highest percentages of a firm, corporation or partnership, each of those owners must be identified.

Legislative History

PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 52, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 692 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 80, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 497, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 492, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 492, §5 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 491, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 491, §9 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 434, §3 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §§22-24 (COR). PL 2009, c. 523, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 561, §§7-11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 598, §16 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 282, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 492, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 68, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 296, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 168, §4 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 169, §§1-3 (AMD).