12 M.R.S. § 6409 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 617 / Section 6409
12 §6409. Suspension of license for failure to appear, answer or pay (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6408)
Status: in_force

(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6408)

If a license is suspended pursuant to Title 14, section 3142 , the suspension remains in effect and that person is ineligible to obtain or hold a license until the person pays the fine. Except for a limited entry fishery, as defined in section 6310‑A, subsection 2 , upon payment of the fine and on condition of payment of a $25 administrative fee to the department, the suspension is rescinded and the person's eligibility to obtain or hold a license reinstated. For a limited entry fishery, as defined in section 6310‑A, subsection 2 , in order for the suspension to be rescinded and the person's eligibility to obtain or hold a license to be reinstated, the person must purchase the license and pay the $25 administrative fee to the department by no later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which the fine is paid. For the purposes of this section, "fine" has the same meaning as in Title 14, section 3141, subsection 1 . [PL 2019, c. 642, §2 (AMD).]
12 M.R.S. § 8876-A — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 11 / Chapter 805 / Section 8876-A
12 §8876-A. Forest sustainability
Status: in_force

The director shall establish a process to assess forest sustainability. In developing this process, the director shall build on the principles of sustainability developed by the Northern Forest Lands Council established by Congress in 1990 and the criteria developed by the Maine Council on Sustainable Forest Management pursuant to Executive Order #11 dated April 25, 1995. [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).]

1. Standards. Standards must be established to assess each of the criteria listed in this subsection by January 1st of the year indicated. The following standards must be specific, measurable and understandable by both forest managers and the general public: A. Soil productivity by 2001; [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).] B. Water quality, wetlands and riparian zones by 1999; [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).] C. Timber supply and quality by 1999; [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).] D. Aesthetic impacts of timber harvesting by 2003; [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).] E. Biological diversity by 2002; [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).] F. Public accountability of forest owners and managers by 1999; and [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).] G. Traditional recreation by 2003. [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).] [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).]

2. Process. The director shall identify individuals with scientific background and practical experience in each of the criteria areas listed in subsection 1 and convene technical working groups. In the development of standards pursuant to subsection 1 , the director and working groups shall assess current status and trends, the desired objectives and actions to reach the objectives. Each working group shall identify a range of alternative standards and recommend a set of standards based on a comprehensive review of available information and an assessment of the economic impacts of implementing the standards. The director shall coordinate the efforts of each working group and provide an opportunity for public comment on the recommended standards prior to final adoption. [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).]

3. Report. The director shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry matters with a recommendation for each set of standards and an articulated goal for each criterion by the date specified in subsection 1 . At the time of the report, the director shall indicate the recommended timetable for revisiting the particular criterion and standards. [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).]

4. Monitoring. As each set of standards is adopted, the director shall develop a system to monitor statewide progress in achieving those standards and begin monitoring. Standards and monitoring systems must be in place for all criteria by July 1, 2004. [PL 1997, c. 720, §10 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 3 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 3
12 §3. Definitions
Status: in_force

Wherever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words shall have the following meanings. [PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §114 (AMD).]

1. Commission. [PL 1995, c. 532, §4 (RP).]

1-A. Department. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. [PL 1995, c. 532, §5 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]

2. District or soil and water conservation district. "District" or "soil and water conservation district" means an agency of the State, and a body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with this chapter, for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth. [PL 1965, c. 190, §2 (AMD).]

3. Due notice. "Due notice" means notice published at least twice, with an interval of 6 days, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area, as well as notice through the United States mail, in the name of the district, directed to all affected property owners as their names shall appear on the tax records, except that in the event that land occupiers shall be domiciled in states or territories other than the State of Maine, then such land occupiers shall be notified by registered mail at their last known address. At any hearing held pursuant to such notice, adjournment may be made from time to time without the necessity of renewing such notice for such adjourned dates.

4. Land occupier. "Land occupier" or "occupier of land" includes any person, firm or corporation who shall hold title to, or shall be in possession of, any lands lying within a district organized under this chapter, whether as owner, lessee, renter, tenant or otherwise. [PL 1983, c. 99, §1 (AMD).]

5. Supervisor. "Supervisor" means one of the members of the governing body of a district, elected or appointed in accordance with this chapter. [PL 1969, c. 477, §1 (AMD).]
12 M.R.S. § 6575-K — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 621 / Section 6575-K
12 §6575-K. Elver individual fishing quota
Status: in_force

1. Prohibition on possession or sale of elvers in excess of elver individual fishing quota. A person may not possess or sell elvers in excess of the elver individual fishing quota that person has been allocated for the fishing season pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 3-A , plus any additional quota the person may be authorized to take under section 6575-L . After a person's elver transaction card issued pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 1-C has been used to record transactions equal to or in excess of the elver quota allocated to that person, that person may not possess or sell elvers. [PL 2019, c. 642, §6 (AMD).]

2. Prohibition on fishing after elver individual fishing quota has been reached. Except as provided in section 6575-L , this section applies to fishing after a person's elver individual fishing quota has been reached. A person who has sold elvers equal to or in excess of that person's elver individual fishing quota may not fish for or possess elvers for the remainder of the season, except that such a person who has been issued a license to fish for elvers may in accordance with section 6575-D assist another person who has been issued a license to fish for elvers who has not met or exceeded that person's elver individual fishing quota as provided in section 6505-A, subsection 3-A . After a person's elver transaction card issued pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 1-C has been used to record transactions equal to or in excess of the elver quota allocated to that person, that person may not fish for elvers. All gear tagged by a license holder who has met or exceeded that person's elver individual fishing quota must be removed. A marine patrol officer may seize the elver transaction card of a license holder who has met or exceeded that person's elver individual fishing quota. [PL 2019, c. 642, §7 (AMD).]

3. Violation. An individual who in fact violates this section commits a crime in accordance with section 6204 for which a fine of $2,000 must be imposed, none of which may be suspended. [PL 2013, c. 485, §9 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 9404 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 11 / Chapter 807 / Section 9404
12 §9404. Liability of railroad not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 9401 to 9403 shall be construed as releasing any railroad company from any damage caused by fires set by their locomotives or employees. [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 6810-B — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 623 / Section 6810-B
12 §6810-B. Aquaculture license
Status: in_force

1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "shellfish" means shellstock clams, quahogs other than mahogany quahogs, mussels and oyster shellstock. [PL 2017, c. 296, §9 (NEW).]

2. License required. Beginning May 1, 2018, a person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current aquaculture license. [PL 2017, c. 296, §9 (NEW).]

3. Licensed activities; all aquacultured organisms except shellfish. The holder of an aquaculture license or authorized representative of the holder of an aquaculture license may remove, possess, transport within the state limits or sell cultured organisms, except shellfish, the holder has removed from the leased area described in the holder's lease issued under section 6072 , 6072‑A or 6072‑B or cultured organisms, except shellfish, the holder has cultured pursuant to a license issued under section 6072‑C . The department shall establish by rule a means to identify personnel and authorized representatives operating under the authority of such a license holder. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2017, c. 296, §9 (NEW).]

4. Licensed activities; shellfish. The holder of an aquaculture license or authorized representative of the holder of an aquaculture license may remove, possess, transport within the state limits or sell to a wholesale seafood license holder certified under section 6856 or an enhanced retail certificate holder under section 6852, subsection 2‑A cultured shellfish the holder has removed from the leased area described in the holder's lease issued under section 6072 , 6072‑A or 6072‑B or cultured shellfish the holder has cultured pursuant to a license issued under section 6072‑C or under Title 7, section 1501 . Such a holder of an aquaculture license may also sell such shellstock from that license holder's home in the retail trade. A holder of an aquaculture license who is also the holder of a lease issued under section 6072 or 6072-A or that holder's authorized representative may sell such shellstock from the holder's lease site in the retail trade. The department shall establish by rule a means to identify personnel and authorized representatives operating under the authority of such a license holder. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2019, c. 334, §2 (AMD).]

5. Exemption; aquaculture for personal use or research. Notwithstanding subsections 2 , 3 and 4 , an aquaculture license is not required for an aquaculture lease holder or a holder of a limited-purpose aquaculture license issued under section 6072‑C who is using that lease or license only for personal use or for research purposes. [PL 2021, c. 168, §6 (AMD).]

6. Eligibility. An aquaculture license may be issued only to an individual who holds a lease issued under section 6072 , 6072‑A or 6072‑B or a license issued under section 6072‑C . [PL 2017, c. 296, §9 (NEW).]

7. Fee. The fee for an aquaculture license is $133, of which $74.75 must be deposited in the Aquaculture Management Fund established in section 6072‑D . [PL 2017, c. 296, §9 (NEW).]

8. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2017, c. 296, §9 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 11752 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 13 / Chapter 915 / Section 11752
12 §11752. Tagging wild turkey
Status: in_force

1. Tags. The commissioner shall prescribe the form and content of and produce wild turkey tags. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

2. Tagging. Except as provided in section 12307 , prior to presenting a wild turkey for registration, a person may not possess or leave in the field or forest a wild turkey killed by that person unless the wild turkey has securely attached to it a plainly visible tag that conforms to the requirements established under this section. [PL 2021, c. 121, §1 (AMD).]

3. Penalties. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. A. A person who violates subsection 2 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] B. A person who violates subsection 2 after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
12 M.R.S. § 6465 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 619 / Section 6465
12 §6465. Education and Development Fund
Status: in_force

The Lobster Research, Education and Development Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established in the department. Balances in the fund may not lapse and must be carried forward and used for the purposes of this section. [PL 2023, c. 466, §2 (AMD).]

1. Sources and uses of fund. Revenues from lobster special registration plate fees credited to the fund under Title 29‑A, section 456‑A may be used for research and education to support the development of the lobster industry in this State. Revenues may also be used to support the operation of the research, education and development board described in subsection 2 , including reimbursement for travel expenses of its members. [PL 2005, c. 239, §6 (AMD).]

2. Research, education and development board. The commissioner shall appoint a research, education and development board and consult with the board regarding the expenditures from the fund. The board is composed of the following individuals: A. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] B. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] C. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] D. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] E. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] F. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] G. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] H. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] I. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (RP).] J. Three individuals representing the interests of persons who harvest lobster commercially. These individuals must reflect a geographic distribution along the coast of the State; [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (NEW).] K. Three individuals representing the interests of persons who hold wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits; [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (NEW).] L. One individual representing the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative under section 6455‑A ; [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (NEW).] M. One individual representing the Lobster Advisory Council established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 58 ; and [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (NEW).] N. One individual who has expertise in lobster science. [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (NEW).] Members are entitled to compensation according to Title 5, chapter 379 . [PL 2023, c. 556, §3 (AMD).]
12 M.R.S. § 10555 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 13 / Chapter 907 / Section 10555
12 §10555. Failure to appear
Status: in_force

If a person from whom a game warden has accepted personal recognizance and a deposit in accordance with section 10353, subsection 2, paragraph C fails to appear in court on the day specified in the summons, either in person or by counsel, the court shall order the recognizance and deposit forfeited, and the clerk shall immediately notify the commissioner. The default and forfeiture is considered a conviction for purposes of revocation of licenses. [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
12 M.R.S. § 12553 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 13 / Chapter 923 / Section 12553
12 §12553. Selling, using or possessing baitfish
Status: in_force

1. Selling, using or possessing unlawful baitfish. [PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §262 (RP); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

1-A. Unlawfully selling, using or possessing baitfish. Except as provided in this subsection and for baitfish as defined in section 10001, subsection 6 , a person may not: A. Sell or offer for sale fish as bait for the purpose of fishing; or [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §263 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] B. Use or possess fish as bait for the purpose of fishing. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §263 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] Nothing in this Title prohibits the use of commercially prepared eggs from species that do not naturally occur in the State for bait. A person may take baitfish from all inland waters of the State during the period that those waters are open to fishing. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime. The court shall, in addition, impose a fine of $20, none of which may be suspended, for each fish illegally possessed. [PL 2015, c. 301, §37 (AMD).]

2. Sale of bait in polystyrene foam containers. A person who sells bait may not provide or sell the bait in containers that are composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam plastic. This subsection does not apply to baitfish. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 614, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).] B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [PL 2003, c. 614, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 614, §6 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]

3. Failure to label baitfish traps, drop nets or baitfish holding boxes. A person may not set or place within the inland waters of the State any baitfish trap, drop net or baitfish holding box without having the baitfish trap, drop net or baitfish holding box plainly labeled with that person's full name and address. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §264 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §264 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §264 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
12 M.R.S. § 12802 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 13 / Chapter 925 / Section 12802
12 §12802. Commissioner's authority, investigations and programs
Status: in_force

1. Investigations. The commissioner may conduct investigations in order to develop information relating to population size, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data relating to the status and requirements for survival of any species of fish or wildlife occurring in the State, whether endangered or not. [PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §308 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

2. Programs. The commissioner may develop programs to enhance or maintain the populations described in subsection 1 . [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
12 M.R.S. § 1891-E — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 220 / Section 1891-E
12 §1891-E. Corps members
Status: in_force

Members of the Corps who are paid wages or a living allowance through the General Fund account of the Corps or through its dedicated account must receive personal liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance, and those who meet the income guidelines in section 1891‑A must be compensated at least the minimum wage or an annualized living allowance of at least 75% of the minimum wage times 2,080. Notwithstanding other state laws, Corps members are not considered employees of the State for the purposes of Title 5, Part 20 . [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. NN, §2 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 51-B — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 51-B
12 §51-B. Assistance from department
Status: in_force

The department shall assist the advisory council and individual soil and water conservation districts to further constructive working relationships with other natural resource agencies of State Government. [PL 1995, c. 532, §9 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 201 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 201
12 §201. Allocation of funds
Status: in_force

1. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to districts. Unless otherwise provided by law, moneys which may be under the control of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Fund, or in any other account, shall be allocated by the State Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry among the districts already organized or to be organized, in accordance with the procedure specified in subsection 2. All moneys allocated to any district by the said Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall be available to the supervisors of such district for all administrative and other expenses of the district under this chapter. [PL 1969, c. 477, §1 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 532, §17 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]

2. Budget and allocations. Allocations to soil and water conservation districts shall be made on the basis of a budget submitted by each district to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry by February 1st of each year. In making such allocations of such moneys, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall retain an amount estimated by it to be adequate to enable it to make subsequent allocations in accordance with this section from time to time among newly organized districts. [PL 1967, c. 494, §12 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 532, §17 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
12 M.R.S. § 6402-C — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 617 / Section 6402-C
12 §6402-C. Suspension based on 2 or more convictions of dragging within the prohibited area surrounding aquaculture operations
Status: in_force

For any person convicted of a 2nd or subsequent offense of section 6957, subsection 1 , the commissioner shall suspend the license authorizing the activity in which the person was engaged at the time of the violation. The suspension is for 5 years from the date of conviction. [PL 1995, c. 169, §1 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 6431-C — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 619 / Section 6431-C
12 §6431-C. Lobster Management Fund
Status: in_force

1. Lobster Management Fund. The Lobster Management Fund is established as a dedicated nonlapsing fund. The fund is administered by the department. [PL 1995, c. 468, §5 (NEW).]

2. Purpose. All money credited to the Lobster Management Fund must be used to cover the costs of trap tags and the administration and enforcement of a lobster trap tag system under section 6431‑B , the costs of management of the lobster fishery, the costs associated with lobster management policy councils and referenda pursuant to section 6447 , costs associated with the Lobster Advisory Council not supported by the General Fund, the costs associated with determining eligibility for lobster and crab fishing licenses and eligibility to fish for or take lobsters from a vessel and the costs associated with the provision of educational programs, for which a surcharge is collected from the enrollee, pursuant to section 6423 . [PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §4 (AMD).]
12 M.R.S. § 4605 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 419 / Section 4605
12 §4605. -- officers -- Article V
Status: in_force

The commission shall elect from its number a chair and a vice-chair and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers and employees as may be required to carry this compact into effect and shall fix and determine their duties, qualifications and compensation. The commission shall adopt rules for the conduct of its business and may establish and maintain one or more offices for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time or place but must meet at least once a year. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §15 (COR).]
12 M.R.S. § 11222 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 13 / Chapter 915 / Section 11222
12 §11222. Target identification while hunting
Status: in_force

1. Findings. Due to the large numbers of Maine citizens and visitors engaged in hunting in the State's woods during hunting season, the continued decline of unpopulated areas through the State, the widespread use of powerful weapons in the pursuit of wild animals and wild birds and the growing presence of nonhunters engaged in nonhunting activities in the State's woods during hunting season, the Legislature finds that a sufficient risk of serious bodily injury or death to human beings is posed to make it necessary and prudent to provide guidance to those in pursuit of wild animals and wild birds on the matter of proper target identification. [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]

2. Target identification. While hunting, a hunter may not shoot at a target without, at that point in time, being certain that it is the wild animal or wild bird sought. A. The target-determining process to be utilized is that which a reasonable and prudent hunter would observe in the same situation. A reasonable and prudent hunter always bears the risk of loss of legitimate prey to avoid the risk of the destruction of human life. A reasonable and prudent hunter neither disregards the risk of causing the death of another human being nor fails to be aware of that risk as a consequence of misidentification. A reasonable and prudent hunter never bases identification upon sound alone or even upon sound in combination with what appears to be an appendage of the wild animal or wild bird sought. A reasonable and prudent hunter, independent of these target-determining factors, bases identification upon obtaining an essentially unobstructed view of the head and torso of the potential target. This visual sighting is the most critical target-determining factor. Visual sighting of the head and torso may present itself intermittently or continuously. If presented intermittently, a reasonable and prudent hunter does not make a target-identification decision until this visual sighting exists at the point in time the hunter takes aim and is making final preparation to shoot. A reasonable and prudent hunter additionally recognizes that these sound and sight target-determining factors are affected by a number of other considerations, including, but not limited to, the distance to the target, surrounding or intervening terrain and cover, lighting and weather conditions, the hunter's own ability to hear and see, the hunter's own experience and the proximity of other persons in the hunter's immediate vicinity. [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]

3. Penalty. [PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §153 (RP); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
12 M.R.S. § 10305 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 13 / Chapter 903 / Section 10305
12 §10305. Fund availability
Status: in_force

The fund must be available to natural resources agencies in accordance with section 10307 . Natural resources agencies may contract with nongovernmental organizations and individuals for the purpose of carrying out projects funded by the fund. [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
12 M.R.S. § 6032-A — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 603 / Section 6032-A
12 §6032-A. Marine Recreation Fishing Conservation and Management Fund
Status: in_force

1. Fund established. The Marine Recreation Fishing Conservation and Management Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the department. The commissioner may receive on behalf of the fund funds from any source. All money received into the fund must be used for the purposes of the fund under subsection 2 . Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year do not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used for the purposes of the fund. Any interest earned on the money in the fund must be credited to the fund. [PL 2011, c. 598, §6 (NEW).]

2. Uses of fund. The commissioner may authorize the expenditure of money from the fund for research and conservation efforts related to the saltwater recreational fishery. [PL 2011, c. 598, §6 (NEW).]
12 M.R.S. § 6176 — ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 607 / Section 6176
12 §6176. Commercial fishing safety
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt commercial fishing safety rules recommended by the Commercial Fishing Safety Council. Rules authorized by this section must be adopted and amended in accordance with the procedures outlined in subchapter 2 and are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2005, c. 505, §5 (NEW).]