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Committee hears DMR, industry back limited‑purpose aquaculture license and streamlined lease amendments; growers seek clearer sampling rules
Summary
LD 2025 would create a limited‑purpose license for nursery and husbandry aquaculture activities and reorganize the lease amendment process. DMR and the Aquaculture Advisory Council supported the bill, while growers requested clearer rules on inspector sampling and protection of private property.
Representative Morgan Riley presented LD 2025, a department bill to create a new limited‑purpose aquaculture license for nursery and short‑duration husbandry activities and to clarify the lease amendment process for standard aquaculture leases.
Amanda Ellis, DMR director of aquaculture, said the new license addresses a problem where licensees obtaining multiple limited‑purpose aquaculture (LPA) licenses to reach an operational size would instead be able to purchase a single license capped at 1,600 square feet. The DMR…
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