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Committee hears proposal to bar repeat elver‑dealer violators from reusing the same facility
Summary
Representative Abden Simmons introduced LD 1094 to prevent facilities with repeated elver‑dealer violations from obtaining new dealer licenses at the same address for five years; DMR said the scheme raises legal and property‑rights questions because dealer licenses can be issued to LLCs and urged AG/OPLA review.
Representative Abden Simmons told the Marine Resources Committee he introduced LD 1094 after repeated incidents in which elver dealer facilities continued to operate after individual dealers lost licenses by forming new entities or transferring the license to others.
"When a facility has violated elver laws multiple times, it can still be used," Simmons said, explaining the bill would tie the dealer license restriction to the facility address and prevent a new license from…
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