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Select Board Keeps Nonresident Shellfish License at $30 After Failed Attempts to Raise Fee
Summary
The board considered raising the nonresident recreational shellfishing license from $30 to $60 and then to $100. Both proposals failed; the board voted to retain the nonresident recreational fee at $30 and approved the rest of the shellfish license allotment as recommended by the shellfish commission.
The Select Board reviewed the shellfish commission's proposed license allotments and fees for the coming year. Speaker 3 read the recommended allotments and fees, including a proposed 600 resident recreational licenses at $25 and 60 nonresident recreational licenses at $30.
Speaker 1 moved to double the nonresident recreational fee from $30 to $60; the motion was seconded and discussed but ultimately failed. A subsequent motion to set the nonresident fee at $100 also failed. After discussion the board voted to keep the nonresident recreational license at $30 and to approve the full allotment schedule as presented by the commission. The board also confirmed that state rules require a 10% nonresident allocation in certain categories.
