MA H777

Bill

Adjusting mobile gear fishing restrictions in Nantucket coastal waters to reflect regulations provided to the rest of Massachusetts coastal communities

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prohibit the use of mobile gear in certain waters off the coast of the town of Nantucket. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to prohibit the use of mobile fishing gear, such as otter trawls, beam trawls, and dredges, within 3 nautical miles of the town of Nantucket during the period from May 1 to October 31. The bill includes a rebuttable presumption that a vessel is using mobile gear if the gear is not out of the water and secured to the vessel. However, the bill does not apply to vessels fishing for surf clams, ocean quahogs, bay quahogs, or scallops, or to vessels fishing within a shellfish fishery regulated by the town of Nantucket. Violations of this bill would result in fines, the suspension or revocation of fishing licenses, and the seizure or forfeiture of illegally caught fish.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (3)

Dylan Fernandes (D), Anne Gobi (D), Joe McGonagle (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S445 (on 07/31/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H777

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H777
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H777.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3637	Authorizing the town of Nantucket to impose a real estate transfer fee for affordable and workforce housing	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H3640	Amending the act authorizing affordable housing convenants in the town of Nantucket	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H3954	Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket	Accompanied a new draft, see H4011	Similar To
H4011	Amending the charter of the town of Nantucket	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 110 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4159	Authorizing the town of Nantucket to supply itself and its inhabitants with water	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4399	Similar To
S445	Prohibiting the use of mobile gear in certain waters off the coast of the town of Nantucket	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To

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