Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 12802 – Commissioner’s authority, investigations and programs
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1. Investigations. The commissioner may conduct investigations in order to develop information relating to population size, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data relating to the status and requirements for survival of any species of fish or wildlife occurring in the State, whether endangered or not.
[PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §308 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 12802
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Fish: means a cold-blooded, completely aquatic vertebrate characteristically having gills, fins and an elongated streamlined body usually covered with scales and includes any physical part of a fish. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Wildlife: includes wild animals and wild birds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
2. Programs. The commissioner may develop programs to enhance or maintain the populations described in subsection 1.
[PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B308 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF).