Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG
Article 56. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Conservation
Commission.
(Selectmen, Budget Committee, and Conservation Commission recommend $900.00.)
LY - $525.00
Article 57. Shall an ordinance entitled “Shellfish Conservation Ordinance, Town of Phippsburg”
(enacted May 17, 2000 as amended through May 1, 2012) be amended as follows:
“Shellfish Conservation Ordinance, Town of Phippsburg”
(enacted May 17, 2000 as amended through May 1, 2012)
Strike-through portions are deletions - Underlined portions are additions or replacements
Section 6.C.(6) (a) Surrender of License
(6) Surrender of License:
(a) Any licensee may surrender his or her license and receive a refund of the fee paid, prorated
for the remaining term of the license, less a ten percent (10%) administrative fee to
be retained by the Town. Once a license is issued for a harvest year it cannot be surrendered
by the license holder during that year unless:
(i) The license holder has died (automatic surrender); OR
(ii) The license is surrendered by a Military Reservist who is called to active duty in
accordance with section 6.C.(6)(b).
(c) If a license is surrendered in accordance with section 6.C.(6)(a)(i) & (ii) the license holder
(or family in the case of death) will receive a refund of the fee paid, prorated for the
remaining term of the license. If a license is surrendered due to death it may be reissued
upon vote of the Shellfish Commission.
Section 6.C.(11) Suspension (automatic)
(d) If a license holder pays for their shellfish license by check and the check is returned for insufficient
funds the holder will be notified by the Town Treasurer or designee and will have
30 calendar days to pay the town for the license and associated insufficient funds fees. If
not settled within the 30 day period the license will be suspended.
(Selectmen and Shellfish Committee recommend approval. The first amendment will prohibit
a harvester from surrendering their license during the harvest year unless it is due to the
harvester passing away or the harvester is a Military Reservist called to active duty. This will
prevent a license holder from “selling” their license for profit to the next applicant on the priority
list. This article was unanimously recommended by the Shellfish Commission and all the
harvesters who were present at the Shellfish Conservation Commission Meeting on November
29, 2012 and was confirmed again during a meeting on February 21st, 2013. The second part
of the amendment was submitted by the Treasurer and will allow the Town to suspend a license
if payment is not received within 30 days of an insufficient funds notice.)
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