{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6974","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6974","heading":"Legislative authority","body":"The Legislature has sole authority to designate a marine species as a state endangered or state threatened species or to remove a species or change the designation of a species listed in section 6975.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 631: ENDANGERED OR THREATENED MARINE SPECIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6974.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"ddd57b0e6c88564c8658872c72b2e4deb117a5af95e4ec5385cd02f2eb3c53d7","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6973","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6975"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}