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2023 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 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS › 12 §6543. Standard unit of herring measure

§6543. Standard unit of herring measure
A person who purchases or sells herring in their live or raw state for packing, other than by a standard unit of measure or by a fractional part of a standard unit of measure, commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged. The standard units of measure are the bushel, barrel of 3 bushels or the hogshead of 17 1/2 bushels.   [PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
2023 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 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS › 12 §6544. Sealing of herring boats

§6544. Sealing of herring boats
A person who sells or transports any herring for processing, from or in the hold of any boat, which has not been measured and sealed as provided in this section, commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
1.  Sealing of boats.
The holds of all boats transporting herring for processing purposes must be measured and sealed by the State Sealer of Weights and Measures or the state sealer's designee.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
2.  Fee.
The owner of the boat shall pay a fee for the measuring and sealing as determined by the State Sealer of Weights and Measures, based on the carrying capacity of the boat.
[PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
3.  Method of measuring and sealing.
The measure must be in 5 hogshead divisions measured by liquid measure from a calibrated prover to the top of the hatch coaming. The measurement must be marked and permanently sealed, both forward and aft, in the hold, in the most practicable manner, while the boat is afloat.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
4.  Notification of broken seals.
The boat owner shall immediately notify the State Sealer of Weights and Measures of any alteration or the breaking of any seal.
[PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
5.  Certification to commissioner.
After measuring and sealing each boat, the State Sealer of Weights and Measures shall certify to the commissioner the name of the owner and the name and capacity of each boat.
[PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
2023 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 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS › 12 §6545. Enforcement cooperation

§6545. Enforcement cooperation
The Commissioner of Marine Resources and the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall cooperate in the enforcement of sections 6542 and 6543.   [RR 2009, c. 2, §25 (COR); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). RR 2009, c. 2, §25 (COR). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).
2023 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 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS › 12 §6546. Sale and purchase of herring; written acknowledgement

§6546. Sale and purchase of herring; written acknowledgement
Any person, firm or corporation purchasing herring from a person who fishes commercially or that person's agent, at the time of purchase, shall furnish to the person who fishes commercially or that person's agent a written acknowledgment of the purchase.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §58 (COR).]
1.  Contents of acknowledgment.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the buyer shall insert in the written acknowledgment all information necessary for a complete understanding of the transaction, including the price and quantity, and a provision for payment at a time not later than 14 days after delivery of the herring.
[PL 1981, c. 671 (NEW).]
2.  Payments.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the buyer shall make all payments to the person who fishes commercially or that person's agent, in money or in money equivalent, which includes, but is not limited to, credit against any outstanding indebtedness the person who fishes commercially may have to the buyer.
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §59 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 671 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§58, 59 (COR).
2023 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 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS › 12 §6547. Sale or packing of herring (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 32, SECTION 4159)

§6547. Sale or packing of herring
(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 32, SECTION 4159)
The sale and packing of herring is subject to the following.   [PL 1991, c. 446, Pt. A, §8 (RAL).]
1.  Tolerance of 25%; how determined.
[PL 1985, c. 268, §6 (RP).]
1.  Human consumption and bait purposes.
If there is a buyer of herring for processing for human consumption within a reasonable distance of the place where the herring are caught that is available at the time they are offered for sale and ready and willing to purchase at a price acceptable to the seller, it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale or transfer in any manner herring that are 4 1/2 inches in length or longer, when measured from one extreme to the other, to any person, firm or corporation for purposes other than for human consumption or bait, unless those herring are not desirable for processing for human consumption.
[PL 1991, c. 446, Pt. A, §8 (RAL).]
2.  Fish meal or oil.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to process herring that are 4 1/2 inches in length or longer, when measured from one extreme to the other, for use as fish meal or oil.
[PL 1991, c. 446, Pt. A, §8 (RAL).]
3.  Canning, packing or processing.
No person, firm or corporation may can, pack or otherwise process those herring other than for human consumption, except as provided in this section.
[PL 1991, c. 446, Pt. A, §8 (RAL).]
4.  Processing, transfer or sale of by-products.
Nothing in this section may prohibit the processing, transfer or sale of herring cuttings, by-products or waste.
[PL 1991, c. 446, Pt. A, §8 (RAL).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 446, §A8 (RAL).
2023 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 §6551. Tuna; method of taking

§6551. Tuna; method of taking
A person may not:   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §12 (RPR); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
1.  Fish for or take tuna; permitted methods.
Fish for or take any tuna by any method other than by harpoons or by hook and line; or
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §12 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Possess.
Possess any tuna that was taken in an unlawful manner.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §12 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §F12 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 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 §6552. Smelts; method and amount (REPEALED)

§6552. Smelts; method and amount
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 217 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 173 (RP).
2023 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 §6553. Atlantic salmon; limits; method of taking; closed season (REPEALED)

§6553. Atlantic salmon; limits; method of taking; closed season
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 459, §2 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 662, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 638 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 680, §5 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 506, §A14 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 690, §§9-11 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 406, §7 (RP).
2023 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 §6553-A. Implements and devices in Washington County waters

§6553-A. Implements and devices in Washington County waters
Between May 1st and December 1st of each year, it is unlawful to set or use any device, such as fish spawn, grapnel, spear, trawl, weir, gaff, seine, gill net, trap or set line on the waters of the Pleasant River and its tributaries in Columbia Falls and Addison, in Washington County, above Maine River Bridge, so-called, in Addison, and during that closed period a person may not have in that person's possession any grapnel, trawl, weir, seine, gill net, trap or set line on the waters of the Pleasant River or its tributaries within those boundaries. This section does not apply to the taking of eels by spear from those waters during the month of November annually. This section does not apply to the taking of river herring from those waters as authorized by the general law or by vote of the Town of Columbia Falls. Any equipment used in violation of this section must be confiscated by the commissioner, after final adjudication of any charge brought under this section.   [PL 2011, c. 598, §24 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 830 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 598, §24 (AMD).
2023 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 §6553-B. Fixed gill nets; limited prohibition (REPEALED)

§6553-B. Fixed gill nets; limited prohibition
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 681, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6553-B (RP).
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§6554. Pacific salmon; method of taking; limits
1.  Minimum length.
A person may not take or possess Pacific salmon which are less than 14 inches in length.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
2.  Method of taking.
A person may not fish for or take Pacific salmon from the coastal waters by any means other than hook and line with a single hook.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
3.  Limits.
A person may not take more than 2 Pacific salmon in any one day.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
4.  Exception for aquaculture.
A person lawfully engaged in the aquaculture of Pacific salmon is exempt from this section if that person holds a special license, if required, under section 6074.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
5.  Recommendations; commissioner.
Nothing in this chapter may prohibit the commissioner from recommending to the Legislature changes in the limit on Pacific salmon that may be taken by hook and line with a single hook.
[PL 1983, c. 662, §5 (NEW).]
6.  Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 662, §5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §B7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
2023 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 §6555. Striped bass; method of taking

§6555. Striped bass; method of taking
It is unlawful to fish for or take striped bass, except by hook and line.   [PL 2001, c. 272, §9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 231 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 250 (RPR). PL 1985, c. 202 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 596, §1 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 596, §§2,5 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 513, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 622, §1 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 788, §2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 272, §9 (AMD).
2023 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. Striped bass; limits; personal use

§6556. Striped bass; limits; personal use
It is unlawful for any person to fish for or take striped bass, except for personal use.
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 713, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 596, §3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 596, §§4,5 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 622, §2 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 788, §3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 272, §10 (AMD).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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.
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 remaining annual quota allocated to that person at the time the request is made 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; and   [PL 2023, c. 180, §1 (AMD).]
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.   [PL 2023, c. 180, §1 (AMD).]
C. [PL 2023, c. 180, §1 (RP).]
The commissioner may adopt rules that provide that a transferor may choose to retain the income and tax burden from the sale of the transferor's transferred quota or that the transferor may choose to allow the license holder receiving the transferor's quota to retain the income and assume the tax burden of the sale of the transferred quota.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
[PL 2023, c. 180, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2015, c. 1, §5 (COR). PL 2015, c. 131, §3 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 180, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION › 12 §6581. Findings and purpose (REPEALED)

§6581. Findings and purpose
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 677, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6587 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION › 12 §6582. Definitions (REPEALED)

§6582. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 677, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6587 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION › 12 §6583. Maine Groundfish Association (REPEALED)

§6583. Maine Groundfish Association
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 677, §1 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 812, §86 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §6587 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION › 12 §6584. Powers and duties of the association (REPEALED)

§6584. Powers and duties of the association
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 677, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6587 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION › 12 §6585. Limitation (REPEALED)

§6585. Limitation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 677, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6587 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION › 12 §6586. Board of directors (REPEALED)

§6586. Board of directors
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 677, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6587 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION › 12 §6587. Repeal (REPEALED)

§6587. Repeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 677, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6587 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND › 12 §6591. Groundfish Hatchery Fund (REPEALED)

§6591. Groundfish Hatchery Fund
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 194, §1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 396, §§1,2 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §6594 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND › 12 §6592. Groundfish Hatchery Study Commission (REPEALED)

§6592. Groundfish Hatchery Study Commission
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 194, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6594 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND › 12 §6593. Membership (REPEALED)

§6593. Membership
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 194, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6594 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND › 12 §6594. Repeal (REPEALED)

§6594. Repeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 194, §1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 396, §3 (AMD). MRSA T. 12 §6594 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES › Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH › Article 1: LICENSES › 12 §6602. Surf clam boat license

§6602. Surf clam boat license
1.  License required.
A person may not use a boat for dragging for the harvesting of surf clams unless that boat carries a current surf clam boat license issued by the commissioner.
[PL 2007, c. 54, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Licensed activity.
A surf clam boat license issued under this section may be used for harvesting surf clams. The holder of a surf clam boat license may also possess or transport surf clams within state limits or sell surf clams the holder has taken to a wholesale seafood license holder certified under section 6856 or an enhanced retail certificate holder under section 6852, subsection 2-A. The license also authorizes the captain and crew members aboard the licensed boat when engaged in harvesting surf clams to undertake these activities.
[PL 2011, c. 598, §27 (AMD).]
3.  Eligibility.
A surf clam boat license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident of this State.
[PL 2007, c. 54, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Exception.
In any one day, a person may take or possess not more than 3 bushels of surf clams for personal use without a surf clam boat license.
[PL 2007, c. 54, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Fee.
The fee for a surf clam boat license is $265.
[PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §15 (AMD).]
6.  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 2007, c. 54, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 54, §2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §15 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 217, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 598, §27 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES › Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH › Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING › 12 §6622. Quahogs; minimum size (REPEALED)

§6622. Quahogs; minimum size
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 462, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES › Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH › Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING › 12 §6623. Method of taking soft shell clams

§6623. Method of taking soft shell clams
1.  Hand implement only.
It shall be unlawful to fish for or take soft shell clams, except by implements operated solely by hand, except as provided in this section.
[PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
1-A.  Artificial breathing device prohibited.
A person may not fish for or take soft shell clams while using an artificial breathing device that allows that person to breathe underwater. This subsection does not apply to the holder of a lease issued under section 6072, 6072‑A or 6072‑B when fishing for or taking soft shell clams cultivated on the leased area.
[PL 1999, c. 112, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Special license for dredging.
The commissioner may issue a special license, acting in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 6074, subsections 1 to 6, to operate a hydraulic or mechanical soft-shell clam dredge for educational or scientific purposes, for use on an aquaculture lease site or for municipal transplanting projects. The dredge shall not be used for commercial soft-shell clam harvesting except as authorized in this subsection. The dredge design and proposed operation shall be approved by the commissioner. The operation of the dredge shall not interfere with commercial digging and shall not be used for taking marine worms, lobsters or other crustaceans.
[PL 1985, c. 255 (RPR).]
3.  Department excepted.
This section shall not apply to equipment operated by the department for transplanting under a conservation program or conducting research on shellfish.
[PL 1979, c. 622, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 713, §7 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 622, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 255 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 112, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES › Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH › Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING › 12 §6624. Quahog tax (REPEALED)

§6624. Quahog tax
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 462, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES › Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH › Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING › 12 §6625. Identification and tagging of shellfish

§6625. Identification and tagging of shellfish
1.  Tagging required.
The holder of a license issued under section 6601, 6731, 6732, 6745, 6746 or 6810‑B shall identify shellstock the license holder has taken by means of a harvester's tag. The tag must be consistent with the format required by the department under rules adopted to meet this requirement. Each container of shellstock must be tagged in accordance with department rules. The tag must accompany the harvested product while the product is in wholesale or retail commerce within the State.
[PL 2019, c. 334, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Exception.
[PL 2005, c. 434, §5 (RP).]
3.  Rules.
The commissioner may adopt or amend rules that establish requirements for shellfish harvesters' tags.
[PL 1993, c. 497, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 497, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 434, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 334, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES › Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH › Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING › 12 §6626. Scallop conservation areas

§6626. Scallop conservation areas
Notwithstanding section 6174, subsection 3, a person who violates a rule adopted pursuant to section 6171 regarding a scallop conservation area commits a civil violation for which the penalties under this section apply.   [PL 2009, c. 72, §2 (NEW).]
1.  First offense.
For the first offense, a fine of $1,000 is imposed and all scallops on board may be seized.
[PL 2009, c. 72, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Second or subsequent offense.
For a 2nd or subsequent offense, a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 is imposed, all scallops on board may be seized and the commissioner shall suspend the license authorizing the activity in which the person was engaged at the time of violation. The court may not suspend a fine imposed under this paragraph. The license suspension must be for one year from the date of adjudication.
[PL 2009, c. 72, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 72, §2 (NEW).