13-188-8 Me. Code R. § 01

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
Section 188-8-01 - Definitions
A. Except as modified, the definitions contained in 12 M.R.S. § 6001 shall apply to this Chapter, in addition to the following;
1. "Dealer License" means Seaweed, Wholesale, Retail, Marine Worm or Elver dealer license as defined in § 6803- A, § 6851, § 6852, § 6853 and § 6864.
2. "Dealer" means any person who holds a Dealer License and buys, sells, barters or distributes for commercial purposes, other than solely for transportation, any marine organism.
3. "Harvester" means a licensed person who removes marine organisms (plants or animals) from the marine environment for personal or commercial use.
4. "Primary Buyer" means a Dealer who buys or obtains catch directly from any licensed harvester.
5. "Catch" means all species removed from the marine environment by a licensed harvester.
6. "Landing" means all harvested marine specie(s), in numbers or amounts, brought to shore and retained at the end of a trip.
7. "Contact Information", unless otherwise noted, means the Department of Marine Resources (DMR), Landings Program, P.O. Box 8, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04575-0008; telephone: (207) 633-9500; fax: (207) 633-9579.
8. "Carred" or "Carred catch" means an aggregate of marine organisms that have been combined from more than one trip.
9. "Trip" means beginning and ending of a harvesting occurrence unique to one area and one gear.

13-188 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 01