{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6021","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6021","heading":"Purpose","body":"The Department of Marine Resources is established to conserve and develop marine and estuarine resources; to conduct and sponsor scientific research; to promote and develop the Maine coastal fishing industries; to advise and cooperate with local, state and federal officials concerning activities in coastal waters; and to implement, administer and enforce the laws and regulations necessary for these enumerated purposes, as well as the exercise of all authority conferred by this Part.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 603: DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6021.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"5a221bf8a9cc76e91595e5fcbd2d228364dacb645394b433fcadcbcb1ab73934","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6005","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6021-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}