Maine § 12 §6310 Appeal of license denial; illness or medical condition

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §6310 — Appeal of license denial; illness or medical condition

Maine § 12 §6310

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 615GENERAL LICENSE PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6310 (2026).

Text

1.Appeal of license denial. A person who is denied a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6421, subsection 5, paragraph A; a person who is denied a handfishing sea urchin license, a sea urchin dragging license or a sea urchin hand-raking and trapping license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6749‑O, subsection 2‑A; a person who is denied a hand fishing scallop license or a scallop dragging license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6706, subsection 2; or a person who is denied a resident commercial menhaden fishing license or a nonresident commercial menhaden fishing license because that person does not meet the

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1.
Appeal of license denial.
A person who is denied a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6421, subsection 5, paragraph A; a person who is denied a handfishing sea urchin license, a sea urchin dragging license or a sea urchin hand-raking and trapping license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6749‑O, subsection 2‑A; a person who is denied a hand fishing scallop license or a scallop dragging license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6706, subsection 2; or a person who is denied a resident commercial menhaden fishing license or a nonresident commercial menhaden fishing license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6502‑C, subsection 1‑B may appeal to the commissioner under this section for a review of that license denial.
2.
Criteria for license issuance on appeal.
The commissioner may issue a license on appeal only if the criteria in this subsection are met.
3.
Appeals process.
A person appealing a license denial under this section must request the appeal in writing. The commissioner shall hold a hearing on the appeal if a hearing is requested in writing within 10 days of the initial request for appeal. If a hearing is requested, it must be held within 30 days of the request unless a longer period is mutually agreed to in writing, and it must be conducted in the Augusta area.
4.
Issuance on appeal.
Issuance of a license on appeal is at the discretion of the commissioner, except that a license may not be issued unless the criteria in subsection 2 are met. Decisions of the commissioner must be in writing.

Legislative History

PL 1999, c. 643, §1 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 188, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 188, §3 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 266, Pt. A, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 319, §1 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §48 (COR). PL 2023, c. 540, §§1, 2 (AMD).