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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA › 12 §6472. Closed and open seasons; trap limit

§6472. Closed and open seasons; trap limit
1.  Closed season.
Except as provided in section 6477, it is unlawful for a person to fish for or take lobsters in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area from June 26th to September 30th, both days inclusive, and on any day not included in the open season established by the commissioner under subsection 2.
[PL 2019, c. 210, §2 (AMD).]
2.  Open season.
The commissioner shall establish by rule an open season not to exceed 250 days between October 1st and the following June 25th during which a person may fish for or take lobsters in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.
A. Before establishing or amending the open season under this section, the commissioner shall determine the open season preferred by 2/3 of the individuals registered to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474. The commissioner may accept the preferences proposed by 2/3 of the registrants as reasonable and adopt those preferences or reject the preferences as unreasonable. The commissioner shall consult with the lobster management policy council for Zone D before making this decision.   [PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD).]
B. In adopting rules under this subsection, the commissioner is not required to hold a public hearing on the rules pursuant to Title 5, section 8052.   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]
C. A person may not petition the commissioner pursuant to Title 5, section 8055 for the adoption or modification of a rule establishing the open lobster season in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]
D. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt rules under this subsection without the advice and consent of the Marine Resources Advisory Council. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Trap limit.
The trap limit for the open season established pursuant to subsection 2 is 400 traps per individual registered to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474.
A. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).]
B. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).]
C. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).]
D. [PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (RP).]
[PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 219, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 486, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 210, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA › 12 §6473. Fishing in other waters

§6473. Fishing in other waters
1.  Limitations.
A person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474 may not fish for or take lobsters:
A. In the State's 3-mile territorial sea at any time, except in that portion of the coastal waters designated under section 6471 as the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area during the open season established for the area under section 6472; and   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]
B. In federal waters during the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area closed season.   [PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Exceptions.
The following exceptions apply to a person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under section 6474.
A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags may serve as a crew member to assist in the licensed activities under the direct supervision of a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license holder outside the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (NEW).]
B. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags who holds a federal lobster permit with a Lobster Management Area 3 designation may fish for or take lobsters from Lobster Management Area 3, as identified in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 239, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 486, §6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA › 12 §6475. New participants

§6475. New participants
1.  New participants.
A person who is not registered to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags may obtain trap tags if that person becomes registered for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags pursuant to this section.
A. If a Monhegan Island limited-entry program is established pursuant to section 6449, the commissioner shall maintain a waiting list of persons who have requested a Monhegan Island limited-entry lobster and crab fishing license.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).]
B. [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).]
C. A person listed on the waiting list under paragraph A may register for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags if:
(2) That person has been listed longer than all other persons listed; and
(3) The commissioner has established that the number of individuals registered to fish in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area for the upcoming season is less than the allowable number of registrants established pursuant to section 6474, subsection 6.
The commissioner shall by August 15th notify a person who becomes eligible for registration under this paragraph. If that person does not register with the commissioner within 30 days, that person becomes ineligible for registration and the commissioner shall immediately notify the next individual who has been listed for the longest period of time on the waiting list. That individual must register within 30 days.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).]
[PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).]
2.  Registration in later years.
A person who registers for Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under subsection 1 must follow the provisions of section 6474, subsection 4, paragraph A or B to register for trap tags for each subsequent open season.
[PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW).]
3.  License requirements; apprenticeship.
[PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).]
4.  Issuance of commercial lobster license.
[PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).]
5.  Registrants exiting the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area.
[PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 219, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 486, §12 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA › 12 §6476. Former registrants

§6476. Former registrants
A person whose registration to obtain Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags has lapsed may be listed on the waiting list under section 6475, subsection 1, paragraph A and may purchase trap tags if the person becomes registered pursuant to section 6475, subsection 1, paragraph C. A person included on the waiting list pursuant to this subsection must be listed chronologically according to the time and date the commissioner received written notification from that person requesting that person be listed on the waiting list.   [PL 2011, c. 486, §13 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 486, §13 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA › 12 §6477. Student license holder

§6477. Student license holder
1.  Trap tags.
Notwithstanding section 6474, a person issued a student license under section 6421 may not be issued by the commissioner more than:
A. Ten Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area if the person is 8 years of age or older and under 11 years of age;   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]
B. Twenty-five Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area if the person is 11 years of age or older and under 14 years of age; or   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]
C. Fifty Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area if the person is 14 years of age or older and under 23 years of age.   [PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]
The license holder must tend the tagged traps from a vessel operated by a person registered under section 6474. The student license holder must be present when that license holder's lobster traps are tended. A student license holder shall certify on forms supplied by the commissioner that a person registered under section 6474 authorizes the student license holder to fish for or take lobsters from that person's vessel.
[PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Student fishing during the closed season.
Notwithstanding section 6472, subsection 1, a person with a student license issued pursuant to section 6421 who is issued trap tags pursuant to this section is authorized to fish for or take lobsters in the Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area during the closed season if that closed season occurs during an interim between school years.
[PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 574, §4 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 210, §3 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 6: SWANS ISLAND LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA › 12 §6481. Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area

§6481. Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area
1.  Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area.
The following territorial waters of the State in the vicinity of Swans Island are known as the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area:
Beginning at the northern tip of Long Point, Marshall Island, Hancock County, Maine; then northerly to the navigational buoy at the western entrance to Toothacker Bay, located at 68°30.657' W. Longitude, 44°08.063' N. Latitude; then northeasterly to West Point, Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine; then from Phinney Point on the northeastern shore of Swans Island southeasterly to 68°22.40' W. Longitude, 44°08.79' N. Latitude, Hancock County, Maine; then southwesterly to 68°23.6' W. Longitude, 44°06.4' N. Latitude; then south-southwesterly to 68°24.01' W. Longitude, 44°04.8' N. Latitude; then southerly to 68°23.9' W. Longitude, 44°03.1' N. Latitude, and the intersection with the 3-nautical-mile line of the territorial waters, as shown on United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey Chart #13312; then southwesterly along the 3-nautical-mile line of the territorial waters approximately 3.5 miles to a point where a line drawn southeasterly 165° True from the center of Black Ledges intersects the 3-nautical-mile line of the territorial waters at 68°28.6' W. Longitude, 44°01.9' N. Latitude; then northwesterly 345° True to the center of Black Ledges; then northwesterly to the most southerly point of Marshall Island; then along the westerly shore of Marshall Island to the point of beginning.
[PL 2015, c. 68, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 68, §8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 6: SWANS ISLAND LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA › 12 §6482. Fishing in Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area

§6482. Fishing in Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area
1.  Placing and maintaining traps.
A person may not place or maintain any trap for lobsters, or otherwise fish for or take lobsters, within the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area except in accordance with this section.
A. An individual registered to obtain Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under this section may not place or maintain in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area more than 600 traps. Each trap must bear the appropriate tag.   [PL 2015, c. 50, §1 (AMD).]
B. A person may not place or maintain a lobster trap in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area unless a trap tag designated for use in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area is affixed to the trap.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 50, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Trap tags; eligibility; expiration; suspension.
The commissioner shall issue tags for traps in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area in accordance with this subsection. The commissioner shall charge and deposit fees for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags in accordance with section 6431‑B.
A. Trap tags issued for use in the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area expire after one year as determined by the commissioner by rule.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).]
B. Except as provided under paragraph C, the commissioner may not issue Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags to a person unless:
(1) That person's Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license issued in the prior calendar year identified the lobster management zone that includes the Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area as the declared lobster zone, as defined in section 6448, subsection 1, paragraph A, and that person applies to the commissioner during the period between January 1st and May 31st for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags; or
(2) That person registered with the commissioner to purchase Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags for the prior season and applies to the commissioner during the period between January 1st and May 31st for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).]
C. A person otherwise eligible to apply for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags under paragraph B if not for the suspension of that person's Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license may apply to the commissioner for Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area trap tags during the period between January 1st and May 31st. Upon reinstatement of that person's license, the commissioner may issue trap tags to that person.   [PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 342, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 50, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 7: LOBSTER LEGAL DEFENSE FUND › 12 §6491. Lobster Legal Defense Fund established (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24 by T.12, §6494)

§6491. Lobster Legal Defense Fund established
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24 by T.12, §6494)
The Lobster Legal Defense Fund, referred to in this subchapter as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing account within the department to support the State's lobster industry in accordance with this subchapter. The fund includes amounts appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of this subchapter and 20% of the license surcharges assessed by the department pursuant to section 6455‑A, subsection 11, deposited into the fund by the department.   [PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 7: LOBSTER LEGAL DEFENSE FUND › 12 §6492. Use of fund (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24 by T. 12, §6494)

§6492. Use of fund
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24 by T. 12, §6494)
Until June 30, 2024, the fund must be distributed on an annual basis as follows:   [PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Department.
To the department, an amount sufficient to reimburse the department for costs incurred in administering the fund during the preceding 12-month period;
[PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Association.
To a designated statewide association representing individuals engaged in commercial lobster fishing, up to 1/2 of the balance remaining after allocation to the department under subsection 1 to reimburse the association for legal costs incurred in legal proceedings involving the regulations of the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan for which the association submits invoices to the department detailing legal costs incurred and paid; and
[PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Labor union.
To a labor union representing individuals engaged in commercial lobster fishing in the State, up to 1/2 of the balance remaining after allocation to the department under subsection 1 to reimburse the union for legal costs incurred in legal proceedings involving the regulations as set out in subsection 2 for which the union submits invoices to the department detailing legal costs incurred and paid.
[PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
The department shall distribute money from the fund according to this section. The department may adopt policies governing the distribution of money from the fund.   [PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 7: LOBSTER LEGAL DEFENSE FUND › 12 §6493. Distribution of funds after June 30, 2024 (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24 by T. 12, §6494)

§6493. Distribution of funds after June 30, 2024
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24 by T. 12, §6494)
The department shall distribute money in the fund on June 30, 2024 as set out in this section.   [PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Lobster Promotion Fund.
An amount up to the amount of the license surcharges placed in the fund pursuant to section 6491 must be deposited into the Lobster Promotion Fund established in section 6455‑A, subsection 10.
[PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Department.
Any balance remaining after the deposit under subsection 1 must be credited to the department.
[PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES › Subchapter 7: LOBSTER LEGAL DEFENSE FUND › 12 §6494. Repeal (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24)

§6494. Repeal
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10/01/24)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 10/01/24)
This subchapter is repealed October 1, 2024.   [PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 755, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 1: LICENSES › 12 §6502. Nonresident special tuna permit

§6502. Nonresident special tuna permit
A nonresident individual may fish for, take, possess, ship, transport or sell tuna that the individual has taken, without a commercial fishing license, if the individual has a current special tuna permit.   [PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
1.  Eligibility.
A special tuna permit may be issued to a nonresident individual who is a registered participant in a tuna tournament that is sponsored and operated by a nonprofit association or corporation that has existed for at least one year prior to the tournament. An individual may not be issued more than one permit in any one calendar year.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
2.  Authorized activity.
A special tuna permittee may fish for, take for sale and sell only one tuna in any one calendar year. The permit is valid for the length of the tournament plus one day or for 7 days from the date of issue, whichever is shorter.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
3.  Fee.
The permit fee is $84, which may be credited against the license fee for a commercial fishing license, if it is issued to the permittee within 30 days of the issuing of the permit.
[PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. RRR (AFF); PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §3 (AMD); PL 1991, c. 591, Pt. T, §3 (AMD).]
4.  Violation.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 528, §T3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 591, §T3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B26 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 1: LICENSES › 12 §6502-B. Carrier license

§6502-B. Carrier license
1.  License required.
A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current carrier license.
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
2.  Licensed activity.
If rules adopted pursuant to subsection 5 allow vessels to possess or transport fish, the holder of a carrier license may possess or transport on the vessel listed on the carrier license Atlantic herring or Atlantic menhaden that the holder has not taken.
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
3.  Eligibility.
A carrier license may be issued only to an individual.
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
4.  Fees.
The fee for a carrier license is $98. The commissioner shall deposit the fee in the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund established under section 6041.
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
5.  Rules.
The commissioner may adopt rules regarding the operations of vessels possessing or transporting fish pursuant to a carrier license. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
[PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
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 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 1: LICENSES › 12 §6503. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

§6503. Atlantic salmon
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 459, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6503, sub-§3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 1: LICENSES › 12 §6504. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

§6504. Atlantic salmon
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 662, §1 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 680, §4 (RP). PL 1985, c. 506, §B10 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 1: LICENSES › 12 §6505. Eel fishing license (REPEALED)

§6505. Eel fishing license
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 492, §4 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 536, §A7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 1: LICENSES › 12 §6505-B. Elver gear fees

§6505-B. Elver gear fees
1.  Elver fyke net and Sheldon eel trap fee.
A person may not submerge an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap in the waters of the State to fish for or take elvers unless the net or trap owner pays annually the following fees:
A. Fifty dollars per net or trap for the use of an elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap, except that the fee under this paragraph does not apply to an elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap a person utilizes pursuant to section 6505‑A, subsection 5.   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §9 (AMD).]
B.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §6 (RP).]
C.   [PL 1999, c. 7, §6 (RP).]
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §9 (AMD).]
2.  Tags for elver fyke net and Sheldon eel trap.
A person may not submerge an elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap in the coastal waters of the State to fish for or take elvers unless a tag issued by the department is affixed to the shoreside wing of the net or trap and is clearly visible. The department may issue a replacement tag when an owner issued a tag documents that a net or trap has been damaged or lost.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §30 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
3.  Dip net fee.
A person may not utilize a dip net to fish for or take elvers without paying a fee of $50 per dip net annually.
This subsection does not apply to a dip net a person utilizes pursuant to section 6505‑A, subsection 5.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §10 (AMD).]
4.  Payment with license.
The fees required under subsections 1 and 3 must be paid upon application for an elver fishing license under section 6505‑A.
[PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (NEW).]
5.  Disposition of fees.
Fees collected under this section accrue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505‑D.
A. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §11 (RP).]
B. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §11 (RP).]
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §11 (AMD).]
6.  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, §10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 536, §A8 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 297, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 575, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 7, §6 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B30 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §§7-9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 549, §6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 49, §10 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §§9-11 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 12: CONSERVATION › Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES › Subpart 2: LICENSING › Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES › Subchapter 1: LICENSES › 12 §6505-C. Eel harvesting license

§6505-C. Eel harvesting license
1.  License required.
A person may not fish for or take eels in the coastal waters of the State or possess, ship, transport or sell eels that the person has taken in the coastal waters of the State without an eel harvesting license.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §31 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
2.  Exemptions.
A person may fish for or take for personal use eels in the coastal waters of the State by speargun, harpoon, trap or hook and line and may possess or transport eels that person has taken pursuant to this subsection. The department shall adopt rules establishing a limit on the number of eels that a person may fish for, take, possess or transport pursuant to this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II‑A.
[PL 2001, c. 187, §1 (AMD).]
3.  Eligibility.
An eel harvesting license may be issued only to an individual.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §31 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
4.  License fees.
The fee for an eel harvesting license is $50.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §12 (AMD).]
4-A.  License surcharge.
In addition to the license fee established in subsection 4, the commissioner shall assess a $75 surcharge on each license issued under this section. The surcharge fees collected under this subsection must be deposited in the Eel and Elver Management Fund established under section 6505‑D.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §13 (NEW).]
5.  Disposition of fees.
All fees collected under this section accrue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505‑D, except that $50 must accrue to the General Fund for each license sold under this section.
[PL 2009, c. 561, §19 (AMD).]
6.  Violation.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.
[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §31 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 536, §A8 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 187, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B31 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 20, §WW8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §10 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 561, §19 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §§12, 13 (AMD).
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§6505-D. Eel and Elver Management Fund
1.  Fund established.
The Eel and Elver Management Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund.
[PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (NEW).]
2.  Permissible uses.
The commissioner may use the fund to research and manage the State's eel and elver resources, to enforce the laws related to eels and elvers and to cover the costs associated with determining eligibility for elver fishing licenses.
[PL 2011, c. 266, Pt. A, §17 (AMD).]
3.  Plan required.
[PL 2011, c. 266, Pt. A, §18 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 536, §A8 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 309, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 266, Pt. A, §§17, 18 (AMD).
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§6521. Dumping of dead marine animals or scaled finfish
1.  Deposition of dead marine animals; exception.
A person may not deposit or discard, in intertidal zones or in harbors or rivers below the dividing line between tidewater and fresh water, any dead marine animal or its parts, except that:
A. A person may deposit oyster shell cultch in those waters solely to promote growth of oysters with the written permission of the commissioner and under any conditions the commissioner determines appropriate; and   [PL 2007, c. 615, §16 (NEW).]
B. The commissioner may grant an exception to this subsection within federal requirements for the purpose of conducting research on dead marine animals.   [PL 2007, c. 615, §16 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 615, §16 (RPR).]
2.  Scaled finfish.
A person may not deposit, release or dump into the coastal waters any dead or alive finfish from which the scales have been removed.
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
3.  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, §4 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 242, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §B4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 615, §16 (AMD).
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§6522. Monofilament nets
A person who discards or abandons into any waters any net made of monofilament or of other material which is not biodegradable 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, §5 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
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§6523. Marking ice fishing shacks
A person may not place any shack or temporary structure used for ice fishing on the frozen territorial waters or use the shack or structure, unless the owner's name and address are painted or otherwise clearly marked on the outside with 2-inch letters. 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 2001, c. 272, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 272, §8 (AMD).
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§6524. Dragging in charted cable areas
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 179, §2 (RP).
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§6525. Setting near weirs or stop seines
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 731, §1 (RP).
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§6525-A. Setting near weirs or stop seines
1.  Setting nets or seines near weirs.
A person, other than a weir owner or the weir owner's crew members, may not set or assist in setting a net or seine within 2,000 feet of the mouth of a weir that is:
A. In operating condition;   [PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §26 (NEW).]
B. Licensed under Title 38, chapter 9; and   [PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §26 (NEW).]
C. Operated by an operator who is licensed under section 6501.   [PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §26 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §26 (RPR).]
2.  Exception.
Stop seining is permitted in any cove that does not have a weir even when the seine is less than 2,000 feet from a weir in another cove.
[PL 1983, c. 731, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Cove name and designation.
The commissioner shall prepare a map of areas of the State where weirs are used as a method of fishing that fixes the location of each weir and designates the boundaries of each cove in which those weirs are located. The map must be provided to municipalities by the commissioner. Owners of licensed weirs and applicants for a license may receive a map at cost. When an applicant for a license finds no designation on the map of cove boundaries for the cove where the applicant wants to construct a weir, the municipal officers from the city or town within which the weir will be located shall notify the commissioner of the intended location of the weir on the map. The commissioner shall designate boundaries for the cove.
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §57 (COR).]
4.  Limitation on location of weirs.
Weirs shall be licensed according to the following.
A. After the effective date of this Act, no weir may be licensed for construction which is less than 2,000 feet from an existing weir.   [PL 1983, c. 731, §2 (NEW).]
B. Weirs which were licensed in 1983 and preceding years may continue to be licensed even when they are located less than 2,000 feet from an existing weir.   [PL 1983, c. 731, §2 (NEW).]
C. Any weir licensed in 1983 and preceding years for which the license expired as provided in section 1023 shall be required to be licensed as a new weir as provided in paragraph A.   [PL 1983, c. 731, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1983, c. 731, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Limitation on purse seining.
No person may purse seine within 2,000 feet of a licensed weir in operating condition, except that no person may purse seine for herring within one mile of a weir in operating condition that is licensed prior to the effective date of this section.
[PL 1983, c. 731, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 731, §2 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §§56, 57 (COR). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §26 (AMD).
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§6526. Rules; bait dealers license
The commissioner may adopt rules requiring that a person selling bait be licensed.   [PL 1991, c. 784, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 784, §5 (NEW).
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§6531. Licenses
The commissioner may not issue a handfishing scallop license under section 6701 or a handfishing sea urchin license under section 6748 to any person for calendar year 1995 or later unless:   [PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Completion of competency course.
That person successfully completes a commercial underwater handharvesting competency course offered under section 6532; or
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Grandfathered.
The commissioner determines that that person meets the grandfather provisions of section 6534.
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).
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§6532. Commercial underwater handharvesting competency
By August 15, 1994, the commissioner shall establish a competency training course for individuals engaged in commercial underwater handharvesting activities. The course may be taught by the department or offered by any public or private sector association or organization authorized by the commissioner to offer the course.   [PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Enrollment prerequisite.
A person is not eligible for enrollment in a course offered under this section unless that person possesses a valid open water diving certification. For the purposes of this article, the term "open water diving certification" means a diving certificate issued by a SCUBA training course meeting or exceeding the basic SCUBA training standards established by the American National Standards Institute.
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Equipment requirements.
Each person in the course must have a mask, a snorkel, fins, a buoyancy compensator jacket with low pressure inflator, an air tank and regulator, a pressure gauge, a weight belt and sufficient weights and a properly fitting wet or dry suit. The student provides that equipment if the equipment is not provided by the instructor.
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Recovery of costs; department.
For any course taught by the department, the commissioner shall set an enrollment fee sufficient to recover all costs incurred by the department in teaching the course.
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Prescribing the course.
In establishing the course, the commissioner may:
A. Prescribe the qualifications of instructors and impose on instructors any minimum insurance liability requirements considered necessary by the commissioner;   [PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
B. Prescribe the course content and the method of instruction, including the time and place of examinations; and   [PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
C. Establish standards for certifying the commercial underwater handharvesting competency of individuals who successfully complete the course.   [PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Allowance for waivers.
The commissioner may waive any component of a course offered under this section for a person who demonstrates to the commissioner, either through documented experience or technical or professional accreditation, a level of competency for that component that is at least equal to the level of competency necessary to successfully complete the course. It is the responsibility of the person seeking a waiver under this subsection to make that request in writing to the commissioner and to provide the commissioner with any documentation the commissioner determines necessary to make a decision.
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).
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§6533. Training required to act as a scallop or sea urchin tender
A person may not act as a tender pursuant to section 6535, section 6701, subsection 5, paragraph B or section 6748, subsection 4, paragraph B unless that person has met the diving tender safety requirements established in rule.   [PL 2009, c. 561, §20 (AMD).]
1.  Tender safety training session.
[PL 2009, c. 396, §2 (RP).]
2.  Allowance for waivers.
[PL 2009, c. 396, §2 (RP).]
3.  Requirement for 30-day license.
[PL 2009, c. 396, §2 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 392, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 158, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 396, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 561, §20 (AMD).
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§6534. Grandfathered harvesters
A person is grandfathered for the purposes of section 6531, subsection 2 if the commissioner determines that that person:   [PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Prior license holder.
Possessed a scallop or urchin handharvesting license in 1992, 1993 and 1994; and
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Seminar.
Attends a classroom seminar on safe sea urchin handharvesting practices conducted or approved by the department.
[PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 604, §1 (NEW).
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§6535. Sea urchin and scallop diving tender license
1.  License required.
A person may not act as a diving tender on a boat engaged as a platform for the harvesting of sea urchins and scallops by hand unless that person is licensed under this section.
[PL 2009, c. 561, §21 (RPR).]
2.  Licensed activity.
A person licensed under this section may tend divers who harvest sea urchins and scallops by hand and operate a boat as a platform for the harvesting of sea urchins and scallops by hand. A sea urchin and scallop diving tender license does not authorize the holder to harvest sea urchins and scallops. As used in this subsection, "tend" means to assist the diver in any way, to operate a boat as a platform for harvesting or to cull or otherwise handle the harvested product.
A. [PL 2015, c. 201, §2 (RP).]
B. [PL 2015, c. 201, §2 (RP).]
As long as one person present on a boat engaged as a platform for the harvesting of sea urchins and scallops by hand has met the tender safety requirements adopted by rule pursuant to section 6533, all other persons present on the boat may operate the boat or engage in culling activities or otherwise handle the harvested product. An individual who engages in harvesting activities in accordance with a license issued under section 6701 or 6748 may not be considered as the person who has met the tender safety requirements adopted by rule pursuant to section 6533.
[PL 2015, c. 201, §2 (AMD).]
2-A.  Thirty-day temporary license.
[PL 2009, c. 396, §3 (RP).]
3.  Eligibility.
A sea urchin and scallop diving tender license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident.
[PL 2009, c. 561, §21 (RPR).]
4.  Fees.
The fee for a license issued under this section is $133.
A. [PL 2009, c. 561, §21 (RP).]
B. [PL 2009, c. 561, §21 (RP).]
[PL 2009, c. 561, §21 (RPR).]
4-A.  Exception.
A person acting as a tender under section 6701, subsection 5, paragraph B or section 6748, subsection 4, paragraph B does not need to possess a license issued under this Part.
[PL 2009, c. 561, §21 (NEW).]
5.  Prima facie evidence.
[PL 2009, c. 396, §3 (RP).]
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 2009, c. 561, §21 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 392, §2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 530, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 19, §6 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 158, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B32 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 20, §WW9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §11 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 396, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 561, §21 (RPR). PL 2013, c. 282, §5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 492, §6 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 201, §2 (AMD).
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§6536. Scallop diving tender license
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 530, §2 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 19, §7 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B33 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 20, §WW10 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §12 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 396, §4 (RP). PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. C, §1 (RP).
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§6541. Artificial lights in herring fishing
It shall be unlawful to take herring by use of or with the aid of any artificial light in the coastal waters, except as provided in this section.   [PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
The commissioner may adopt or amend regulations that set aside specific areas where artificial light may be used in the taking of herring, provided the herring are to be taken for bait and the activity will not unreasonably interfere with commercial herring fishing.   [PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).
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§6542. Size of herring
It shall be unlawful to take, buy, sell, process, ship, transport or possess herring which are less than 4 1/2 inches in length, except:   [PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
1.  Bait.
[PL 1983, c. 387, §1 (RP).]
2.  Tolerance of 25%.
Any person may take, buy, sell, process, ship, transport or possess herring that are less than 4 1/2 inches, if they comprise less than 25% by volume of an entire lot. The 25% tolerance by volume shall be determined by examination of 1/2 bushel chosen at random from each 30 hogsheads of herring or fraction thereof.
[PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 387, §1 (AMD).