# Maine LD 64: An Act to Eliminate the Cultchless American Oyster Growers License

Maine LD 64, An Act to Eliminate the Cultchless American Oyster Growers License, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tiffany Strout (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-10 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 227); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 64
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Eliminate the Cultchless American Oyster Growers License
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-06-10, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 227
- Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: SHELLFISH, SHELLFISH - OYSTER
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Oyster harvesters face 20% limit and license repeal: mixed, medium. The law ends the Cultchless American Oyster Growers License. It bans taking, possessing, or selling a bulk pile when 20% or more are cultchless American oysters. Inspectors set the 20% by counting one to four pecks at random, or the whole pile if it is under one peck. Exceptions allow these oysters…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-10: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 227
- 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-346) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-346), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-346).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-01-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-346), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-346), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD64-132 (as of 2026-10-17).