2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 605: GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES › Subchapter 5: MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES › 12 §6140. Atlantic salmon license

§6140. Atlantic salmon license
1.  License required.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not fish for Atlantic salmon from any state waters without a current Atlantic salmon license.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
2.  Licensed activity.
The holder of an Atlantic salmon license may fish for Atlantic salmon in inland and coastal waters of the State.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
3.  License fees.
The following provisions govern license fees.
A. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license is $15 for a resident.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
B. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license for any nonresident is as follows:
(1) For a season license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $30;
(2) For a 3-day license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $15. This license may not be exchanged for a season license; and
(3) For a license for a nonresident under 16 years of age, $5.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
C. Members of Indian tribes in this State and residents of this State under 16 years of age are exempt from any fee.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
4.  Atlantic salmon; possession, buying or selling.
A person may not possess, buy or sell Atlantic salmon unless each fish is clearly identified by one of the following methods:
A. Tagged with a New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland-Labrador Atlantic salmon tag if imported from those Canadian provinces;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
B. Identified by a sales receipt less than 24 hours old;   [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]
C. For wholesale and retail seafood dealers, identified by a bill of sale indicating numbers of fish purchased, dates of purchase and point of origin of all fish purchased ; or   [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]
D. Tagged with a tag that conforms to rules adopted by the commissioner and identifies the fish as having been legally obtained from a private fee pond licensed pursuant to section 12508. Fish obtained in this manner may not be resold.   [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]
5.  Exceptions.
This section does not apply to a person holding a lease that allows that person to engage in the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in this State while conducting authorized activities on that person's lease site.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
6.  Agent's fee.
Any clerk or agent appointed by the department to issue an Atlantic salmon license shall retain $2 for each license issued.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
7.  Use of license fees.
All license fees must be used by the commissioner for purposes of conservation and management of the Atlantic salmon in this State.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
8.  Duplicates.
The department or its agents shall issue a duplicate license to any person whose license was accidentally lost or destroyed. The fee for a replacement license is $1.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
9.  Fishing in inland waters.
When fishing in inland waters, the holder of a license authorized under this section is subject to all the provisions of Part 13.
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).