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

Maine Statutes

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

Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 9 MARINE RESOURCES·Ch. 615 GENERAL LICENSE PROVISIONS

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.

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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).