(1) All meetings and records of the council collaborative are subject to the provisions of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1, except as provided in subsection 1-B. The commissioner and those members of the Legislature appointed to serve on the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resource matters have access to all material designated confidential by the council collaborative;

(2) Except as required by subsection 2, members Members of the council collaborative are governed by the conflict of interest provisions set forth in Title 5, section 18; and

(3) For the purposes of the Maine Tort Claims Act, the council collaborative is a "governmental entity" and its employees are "employees" as those terms are defined in Title 14, section 8102.

(1) At least 2 of whom are owners, managers or officers of business entities operating in the State that hold valid wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, from a list of nominees prepared for the commissioner by the Lobster Advisory Council established under section 6462-A; and

(2) At least one of whom represents the interests of lobster dealers and processors; and

(1) Has held a valid wholesale shellfish license or lobster transport license for a period of at least 5 consecutive years; or

(2) Is the manager of, or an officer in, a business entity operating in the State that holds a valid wholesale shellfish license or lobster transport license; and

(1) Promotion, advertising and marketing development. The council collaborative may implement programs and activities to promote, advertise and develop markets for lobster and make or enter into contracts with any local, state, federal or private agency, department, firm, corporation, entity or person for those purposes; and

(2) The hiring of staff and the payment of compensation for employees, payment of per diem and reimbursement of expenses for members pursuant to Title 5, section 12004-H and payment of administrative and overhead costs associated with the business of the council collaborative; and

(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, $31.25;

(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $62.50, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $32;

(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $93.75, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $47;

(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $250;

(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, $250; and

(6) Lobster transportation licenses, $250.

(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, $55.25;

(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $110.50, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $55;

(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $160.75, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $80;

(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $425;

(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits if the license holders hold no supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, or lobster transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster transportation licenses, $400;

(6) Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses as follows:

(7) Lobster processor licenses, $333 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw product is processed, and $1,333 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is processed.

(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, $110.25;

(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $220.50, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $110;

(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $320.75, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $160;

(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $850;

(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits if the license holders hold no supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, or lobster transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster transportation licenses, $800;

(6) Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses as follows:

(7) Lobster processor licenses, $666 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw product is processed, and $2,666 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is processed.

(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, $165.25;

(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $330.50, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $165;

(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $480.75, except that for license holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $240;

(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $1,275;

(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits if the license holders hold no supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, or lobster transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster transportation licenses, $1,200;

(6) Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses as follows:

(7) Lobster processor licenses, $1,000 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw product is processed, and $4,000 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is processed.