Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 98 of chapter 130 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- A person having successfully completed the shellfish wardens training course at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as certified by said academy, shall be considered qualified by training and experience in the field of shellfishery management and shall be eligible for appointment as a shellfish constable or deputy shellfish constable.