An Act To Create A Limited Retail Seafood Harvester Certificate

LD 144 creates a "limited retail seafood harvester certificate" for existing retail seafood license holders who are also licensed harvesters. This certificate allows them to sell, transport, and serve shellstock they personally harvested (e.g., clams, mussels), provided the primary owner holds a qualifying harvester license like commercial shellfish or surf clam authorization. The certificate is limited to one vehicle and requires an endorsement for species with electronic reporting requirements. It does not alter harvesting rules but modifies retail selling permissions for harvester-owners under Maine’s seafood licensing system.