{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6729","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6729","heading":"License surcharges","body":"1.  License surcharges.  The following surcharges are assessed on licenses issued by the department:\nA.  For a hand fishing scallop license, $100;\nB.  For a scallop draggers license, $100, plus an additional $250 to sponsor an apprentice pursuant to section 6702, subsection 7;\nC.  For a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license, $50;\nD.  For a noncommercial scallop license, $40, except as provided in section 6703, subsection 4‑A; and\nE.  For a hand fishing scallop license with tender, $100.\n2.  Deposit.  The commissioner shall deposit surcharges assessed in this section in the Scallop Research Fund under section 6729‑A, except that fees collected under subsection 1, paragraph C must be divided equally between the Scallop Research Fund and the Sea Urchin Research Fund established in section 6749‑R.\nRevisor's Note: §6729.  Shell size minimum (As enacted by PL 2003, c. 63, §2 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6728-A AND THEN TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6721-A)","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2: SCALLOPS","ARTICLE 3: SCALLOP RESEARCH"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6729.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"0c57a051ea57f66ba0861578f8ad546536df44dfea7b8a84b1e0bf592f25ba91","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6728-c","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6729-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}