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12 ME Rev Stat § 6556-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 3: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES|12 §6556-A. Striped bass; modification of requirements (REPEALED)

 §6556-A. Striped bass; modification of requirements (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 622, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 788, §4 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6571 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 4: CERTAIN AREA LIMITATIONS|12 §6571. Washington County

 §6571. Washington County Within the territorial waters adjacent to Washington County:   [PL 2001, c. 272, §11 (AMD).]1.  Otter or beam trawls prohibited.  From May 1st to December 15th, both days inclusive, it shall be unlawful to use either otter or beam trawls, except in the St. Croix River above or north of Quoddy Head lighthouse; and   [PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).] 2.  Purse seines prohibited.   [PL 1983, c. 731, §3 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 713, §6 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 262 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 108 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 731, §3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 272, §11 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6572 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 4: CERTAIN AREA LIMITATIONS|12 §6572. Identification of groundfish spawning areas

 §6572. Identification of groundfish spawning areas 1.  Spawning areas for certain species.  By January 1, 1998, the commissioner shall by rule identify all locations of the territorial waters that serve as spawning areas for cod, haddock or yellowtail flounder and the dates during which those spawning activities occur in each area. In determining the coastal spawning areas for cod, haddock and yellowtail flounder, the commissioner shall solicit information on the State's historic coastal groundfish spawning areas from persons who participate in, or are otherwise knowledgeable about, commercial and recreational coastal marine fisheries. Rules adopted under this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.   [PL 2001, c. 272, §12 (AMD).] 2.  Report.  The commissioner shall by March 15, 2003 report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters on areas identified as spawning areas for cod, haddock or yellowtail flounder and any actions taken by the commissioner regarding those spawning areas.   [PL 1997, c. 92, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Repeal of authority.  After June 30, 2003, the commissioner may not designate spawning areas for cod, haddock or yellowtail flounder.   [PL 1997, c. 92, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 92, §1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 272, §12 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575. Open season; elver harvesting

 §6575. Open season; elver harvesting 1.  Open season.  It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers within the waters of the State except during the open season from noon on March 22nd to noon on June 7th.   [PL 2015, c. 391, §9 (AMD).] 1-A.  Federally recognized Indian tribes; violation.  It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers in violation of rules adopted by the commissioner under section 6302-B, subsection 4.   [PL 2015, c. 391, §10 (NEW).] 2.  Setting nets and traps.  It is unlawful for a person to immerse or leave immersed an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap in any river, stream or brook of the waters of the State at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD).] 3.  Locating nets.  It is unlawful for a person to designate or claim by any means a location in which to set an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD).] 4.  Nets of certain sizes.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §7 (RP).] 5.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime for which a fine of $2,000 must be imposed, none of which may be suspended. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.   [PL 2013, c. 49, §11 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 536, §A13 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 91, §4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 49, §11 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 391, §§9, 10 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-A. Closed period; elver harvesting (REPEALED)

 §6575-A. Closed period; elver harvesting (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 536, §A13 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 575, §3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 7, §8 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 549, §7 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 49, §12 (RPR). PL 2013, c. 468, §26 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 391, §11 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-B. Method of elver fishing; limits on gear

 §6575-B. Method of elver fishing; limits on gear 1.  Gear.  It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers by any method other than by dip net, elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap.   [PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §9 (NEW).] 2.  Number of elver fyke nets and Sheldon eel traps.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §9 (RP).] 2-A.  Number of nets and Sheldon eel traps.   [PL 1999, c. 534, §4 (RP).] 2-B.  Type and amount of gear.  It is unlawful for a person to immerse elver fishing gear other than the types and amounts listed on the person's license pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 5. A person may not immerse an amount of elver fishing gear that exceeds the amount of elver fishing gear listed on the person's license for the previous elver fishing season. A person may elect which types of gear are listed on the person's license prior to the issuance of the license for that elver fishing season. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   A. [PL 2015, c. 391, §12 (RP).] B. [PL 2005, c. 533, §3 (RP).] C. [PL 2005, c. 533, §3 (RP).] [PL 2015, c. 391, §12 (AMD).] 3.  Rebuttable presumption.  It is a rebuttable presumption that an elver fyke net, Sheldon eel trap or elver dip net immersed in any waters of the State at any time of the year is immersed for the purpose of fishing for or taking elvers.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §11 (AMD).] 4.  Prohibition on fishing from boats.  It is unlawful for a person to set or tend an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap from a boat or to fish for or take elvers from a boat. A person may transport an elver fyke net, a Sheldon eel trap or a dip net by boat.   [PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §9 (NEW).] 5.  Use of dip nets.  It is unlawful for a person to use a dip net to fish for or take elvers while standing in the coastal waters of the State.   [PL 1997, c. 575, §4 (AMD).] 6.  Prohibition on fishing from artificial platforms.  A person may not build or use an artificial platform to fish for elvers. This subsection does not prohibit fishing for elvers from piers or floats established for purposes other than elver fishing.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §12 (NEW).] 7.  Bycatch release.  A person immediately shall return alive into the waters of the State any species other than elver that is caught in an elver fyke net.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §12 (NEW).] 8.  St. Croix River; use of fyke nets prohibited.   [PL 2015, c. 391, §13 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 91, §5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 575, §4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 7, §§9-12 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 534, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 533, §3 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 468, §27 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 391, §§12, 13 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-C. Closed areas; elver fishing

 §6575-C. Closed areas; elver fishing 1.  Dams with fishways.   [PL 2013, c. 49, §13 (RP).] 2.  River herring traps.  A person may not fish for or take elvers within 50 feet of a licensed river herring trap.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §25 (AMD).] 3.  Portion of rivers, streams and brooks.  A person may not:   A. Fish for or take elvers at any time within the middle 1/3 of a river, stream, brook or other watercourse, as measured at mean high tide, within the coastal waters of the State; or   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §14 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]B. Obstruct the middle 1/3 of any river, stream, brook or other watercourse, as measured at mean low tide, within the coastal waters of the State.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §14 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).][PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §14 (RPR); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] 4.  Dip nets near elver fyke nets.  A person may not fish for or take elvers with a dip net in the mouth of an elver fyke net. For the purposes of this subsection, "mouth of an elver fyke net" means that area within an elver fyke net that is net-side of a straight line that runs from one meshed wing tip of the net to the other meshed wing tip.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §15 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] 5.  Fyke net placement.  A person may not place or set an elver fyke net or take elvers from an elver fyke net when any portion of the net, including any anchoring device, is located within an imaginary line between the wing ends of another elver fyke net. Cod end anchoring devices may not exceed 10 feet in length and wing end anchoring devices may not interfere with or create a hazard to navigation within the middle 1/3 of a navigable watercourse. A marine patrol officer may open the cod end of a net that is located in violation of this subsection.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §13 (NEW).] 6.  Obstructing elver fyke nets.  A person may not set an elver fyke net or place an obstruction near an elver fyke net in a manner that interferes with the operation of an elver fyke net.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §13 (NEW).] 7.  Rulemaking; gear placement.  If necessary to conserve the elver resource, the commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to section 6171 relating to placement of elver fishing gear based on the configuration of specific rivers, streams, brooks or other watercourses. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §13 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 91, §6 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 575, §5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 7, §13 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §§F13-15 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 598, §25 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 49, §13 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-D (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-D. Molesting elver fishing gear

 §6575-D. Molesting elver fishing gear 1.  Prohibition.  Except as provided in subsection 1-A, a person other than a marine patrol officer or the license holder issued a tag for an elver fyke net may not utilize, transfer, alter, possess or in any manner handle the net unless that person has been issued a license to fish for elvers with an elver fyke net under section 6302-A, subsection 3, paragraph E, E-1, F or G or section 6505-A or a license to fish for elvers with crew with an elver fyke net under section 6505-A and the license holder issued the tag for the elver fyke net is present and assisting in setting, tending or removing the net.   A. [PL 1999, c. 7, §14 (RP).] B. [PL 2013, c. 468, §28 (RP).] [PL 2013, c. 468, §28 (AMD).] 1-A.  Restriction on emptying net or trap; exception.  A person other than the license holder identified on the tag for an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap may not empty that net or trap unless that person has been issued an elver fishing license for the same gear type and has been issued written permission by a marine patrol officer to tend that net or trap. A marine patrol officer may issue a person written permission for the person to tend the license holder's net or trap only for the purpose of releasing captured elvers into the waters of the State if the license holder is temporarily unable to tend that net or trap because of a disability or personal or family medical condition. If the license holder is unable to tend that net or trap for more than 2 consecutive weeks, the net or trap must be removed from the water.   [PL 2013, c. 468, §28 (NEW).] 2.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime for which a fine of $2,000 must be imposed, none of which may be suspended. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.   [PL 2013, c. 49, §14 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 7, §14 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B34 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 549, §8 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 49, §14 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 468, §28 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-E (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-E. Method of eel fishing

 §6575-E. Method of eel fishing Except as provided in section 6505-C, subsection 2, it is unlawful for a person licensed under section 6505-C to fish for or take eels by any method other than eel pot.   [PL 2013, c. 301, §11 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 272, §13 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 301, §11 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-F (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-F. West side of Orland River closed to elver fishing

 §6575-F. West side of Orland River closed to elver fishing A person may not fish for or take elvers within the portion of the Orland River between the west bank and the center of the river from the southernmost point of land on Fish Point to the dam in Orland.   [PL 1999, c. 18, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 18, §1 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-G (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-G. Dams with fishways; elver fishing

 §6575-G. Dams with fishways; elver fishing 1.  Dams with fishways.  A person may not fish for or take elvers within 150 feet of any part of a dam with a fishway or within 150 feet of a fishway.   [PL 2013, c. 49, §15 (NEW).] 2.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime for which a fine of $2,000 must be imposed, none of which may be suspended. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.   [PL 2013, c. 49, §15 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 49, §15 (NEW).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-H (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-H. Sale and purchase of elvers

 §6575-H. Sale and purchase of elvers 1.  Sale of elvers.  A person may not sell elvers except as follows.   A. A person may not sell elvers except to a person who holds a valid elver dealer's license under section 6864 or a person who, pursuant to section 6864, subsection 9, is an authorized representative of a person holding a license issued under section 6864.   [PL 2013, c. 301, §12 (NEW).]B. A person may not accept payment for elvers in any form other than a check or cashier's check that identifies both the buyer, by whom the landings will be reported, and the seller, each of whom must be a person holding a license issued under section 6864, a person who, pursuant to section 6864, subsection 9, is an authorized representative of a person holding a license issued under section 6864 or a person holding a license issued under section 6302-A, subsection 3, paragraph E, E-1, F or G or section 6505-A.   [PL 2013, c. 468, §29 (AMD).][PL 2013, c. 468, §29 (AMD).] 1-A.  Purchase of elvers.  A person who holds a valid elver dealer's license under section 6864 or a person who, pursuant to section 6864, subsection 9, is an authorized representative of a person holding a license issued under section 6864 shall post at the point of sale the price that that buyer will pay.   [PL 2013, c. 485, §8 (NEW).] 2.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime for which a fine of $2,000 must be imposed, none of which may be suspended. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.   [PL 2013, c. 49, §15 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 49, §15 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 301, §12 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 468, §29 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 485, §8 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-I (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-I. Assisting in illegal harvest of elvers (REPEALED)

 §6575-I. Assisting in illegal harvest of elvers (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 301, §13 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 468, §30 (RP).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-J (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-J. Seizure of illegal elvers

 §6575-J. Seizure of illegal elvers In addition to any other penalty imposed, elvers that are taken, sold, purchased or possessed in violation of any law or rule pertaining to elvers are subject to seizure by any officer authorized to enforce this Part. The entire bulk pile containing illegal elvers may be seized. For the purposes of this section, "bulk pile" means all elvers in the possession of a person who fished for, took, possesses or bought elvers in violation of any law or rule regulating elvers under this Part.   [PL 2019, c. 163, §6 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 301, §13 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 250, §8 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 163, §6 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-K (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-K. Elver individual fishing quota

 §6575-K. Elver individual fishing quota 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).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 485, §9 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 131, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 642, §§6, 7 (AMD).
12 ME Rev Stat § 6575-L (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 12: CONSERVATION|Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES|Subpart 2: LICENSING|Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES|Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS|Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS|12 §6575-L. Temporary medical transfer

 §6575-L. Temporary medical transfer The commissioner may authorize a temporary medical transfer of the elver individual fishing quota allocated to a person under section 6505-A in accordance with this section. The holder of an elver fishing license who requests a temporary medical transfer under this section must maintain a valid elver fishing license during the duration of the temporary medical transfer.   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]1.  Temporary medical transfer requested prior to March 1st.  Notwithstanding section 6505-A, subsection 3-A, the commissioner may authorize a temporary medical transfer that permits the holder of an elver fishing license issued under section 6505-A to transfer the entire annual quota allocated to that person to another person holding an elver fishing license issued under section 6505-A if the following criteria are met:   A. The transferor reported elver landings in the prior fishing year;   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]B. The transferor is unable to fish the quota allocated to the transferor because the transferor has experienced a substantial illness or medical condition. The transferor shall provide the commissioner with documentation from a physician describing the substantial illness or medical condition; and   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]C. The transferor requests a temporary medical transfer in writing before March 1st of the fishing year for which it is being requested, except that the commissioner may adopt rules that provide a method for authorizing a temporary medical transfer requested after March 1st to address emergency medical conditions.   [PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [RR 2015, c. 1, §5 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY RR 2015, c. 1, §5 (COR). PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW).