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Title 12, §12501: General fishing license
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Subchapter 2: LICENSE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS
§12501. General fishing license
1. License required. Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Part, a person may not fish for, transport or possess fish without a valid license issued under this section.
2. Eligibility. The commissioner may issue the following licenses to the following persons:
A. A resident fishing license to a resident 16 years of age or older; and [2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
B. A nonresident fishing license to a nonresident 16 years of age or older. [2013, c. 380, §1 (AMD); 2013, c. 380, §5 (AFF).]
[ 2013, c. 380, §1 (AMD); 2013, c. 380, §5 (AFF) .]
3. Agent's fee. Clerks or other agents appointed by the commissioner to issue licenses shall charge a fee of $2 for each license issued. The commissioner shall charge a fee of $1 for each fishing license issued by department employees.
4. Exchange of licenses. A license issued under this section may not be exchanged for another license except as provided in this subsection. Temporary licenses may be exchanged for annual licenses as follows.
A. A resident who possesses a one-day or 3-day fishing license may exchange it in the municipality in which that person resides for an annual resident fishing license or a resident combination hunting and fishing license upon the payment to the clerk or issuing agent of $2 and the difference between the fee for the one-day or 3-day license and the fee for the annual license. [2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
B. A nonresident who possesses a 15-day nonresident fishing license may exchange it for an annual nonresident license upon the payment of the difference between the fee for the 15-day license and the fee for the annual license and $2 to the clerk or issuing agent. [2011, c. 253, §28 (AMD).]
[ 2011, c. 253, §28 (AMD) .]
5. Nonresident junior fishing license expiration. A nonresident junior fishing license issued to a nonresident who has passed that nonresident's 15th birthday is valid through the calendar year for which the license was issued.
[ 2013, c. 538, §40 (RPR) .]
6. Schedule of fees. The fees for fishing licenses are as follows.
A. A resident fishing license is $25. [2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD).]
B. A resident combination hunting and fishing license is $42. [2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD).]
C. A resident combination archery hunting and fishing license is $42. [2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD).]
D. [2013, c. 538, §41 (RPR); MRSA T. 12, §12501, sub6, ¶D (RP).]
E. A 3-day fishing license for a resident or nonresident, valid for the 72-hour period specified on the license, is $23. [2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §24 (AMD).]
F. A nonresident 7-day fishing license, valid for 7 days from date indicated on license, is $43. [2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD).]
G. A nonresident 15-day fishing license, valid for 15 days from date indicated on license, is $47. [2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD).]
H. A nonresident season fishing license for persons 16 years of age or older is $64. [2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD).]
I. An alien season fishing license for persons 16 years of age or older is $84. [2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD).]
J. A one-day fishing license for a resident or nonresident, valid for the 24-hour period indicated on license, is $11. [2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §24 (AMD).]
[ 2013, c. 538, §41 (AMD) .]
7. Reciprocity with New Hampshire. As long as the State of New Hampshire has similar laws, a fishing license issued to any person by either this State or New Hampshire meets all requirements of the law for a fishing license with respect to fishing in any lake or pond that lies partly in both of the states of Maine and New Hampshire.
[ 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §247 (AMD); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF) .]
2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). 2003, c. 655, §B247 (AMD). 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). 2005, c. 12, §III24 (AMD). 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11 (AMD). 2011, c. 253, §28 (AMD). 2013, c. 380, §§1-3 (AMD). 2013, c. 380, §5 (AFF). 2013, c. 408, §§19, 20 (AMD). 2013, c. 538, §§40, 41 (AMD).