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Title 12 - §6501. Commercial fishing license

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§6501. Commercial fishing license

1. License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current:

A. Commercial fishing license for a resident operator; [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §10 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

B. Commercial fishing license for a resident operator and all crew members; [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §10 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

C. Commercial fishing license for a nonresident operator and all crew members; or [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §10 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

D. Other license under this Part authorizing the activities. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §10 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

[2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §10 (amd); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

2. Licensed activity. The holder of a commercial fishing license may fish for or take fish or possess, ship, transport or sell fish that the holder has taken. The license authorizes crew members aboard the licensee's boat when it is engaged in commercial fishing to undertake these activities, if the license provides for crew members. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §25 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

3. Exemptions. The licensing requirement under subsection 1 does not apply to activities described in this subsection.

A. A person may fish for, take, possess or transport any species of fish if they have been taken by speargun, harpoon, minnow trap, hand dip net or hook and line and are only for personal use. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §25 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

B. A person may fish for, take, possess or transport halibut if they have been taken by tub trawl and are only for personal use. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §25 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

C. A person may fish for, take, possess, ship, transport or sell smelts if they have been taken by hook and line through the ice. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §25 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

[2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §25 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

4. Eligibility. A commercial fishing license may be issued only to an individual. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §25 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

5. Fees. Fees for commercial fishing licenses are:

A. Forty-one dollars for resident operator; [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §6 (amd).]

B. One hundred eleven dollars for resident operator and all crew members; and [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §6 (amd).]

C. Four hundred eighteen dollars for nonresident operator and all crew members. [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §6 (amd).]

[2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §6 (amd).]

6. Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, "fish" means all marine finfish and squid or other marine organisms, except lobsters, crabs, sea urchins, shellfish, scallops, marine worms, elvers, eels, shrimp or seaweed. [2001, c. 272, §7 (amd).]

7. License freeze. [T. 12, §6501, sub-§7 (rp).]

8. 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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §25 (new); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6502. Nonresident special tuna permit

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (amd); 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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (amd); 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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (amd); 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. [1991, c. 528, Pt. T, §3 (amd); Pt. RRR (aff); 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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (new); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6503. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§6503. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6504. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§6504. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6505-A. Elver fishing license

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§6505-A. Elver fishing license

1. License required. A person may not fish for or take elvers or possess, ship, transport or sell elvers that the person has taken unless the person is issued one of the following elver fishing licenses under this section:

A. A resident elver fishing license for one device; [2003, c. 452, Pt. F §11 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

B. A resident elver fishing license for 2 devices; [2003, c. 452, Pt. F §11 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

C. A nonresident elver fishing license for one device; or [2003, c. 452, Pt. F §11 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

D. A nonresident elver fishing license for 2 devices. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F §11 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

[2003, c. 452, Pt. F §11 (amd); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

2. Eligibility. An elver fishing license may be issued only to an individual who:

A. [1999, c. 534, §1 (rp).]

B. [1999, c. 534, §1 (rp).]

C. Possessed an elver fishing license in the previous calendar year; or [1999, c. 534, §1 (new).]

D. Becomes eligible to obtain an elver fishing license pursuant to a lottery under subsection 2-A. [1999, c. 534, §1 (new).]

The department may not issue more than 827 elver fishing licenses each elver fishing season. [1999, c. 534, §1 (amd).]

2-A. Elver license lottery. The commissioner shall establish a lottery system under which a person who did not hold an elver fishing license in the previous calendar year may become eligible to obtain that license. The number of persons awarded eligibility in a lottery may not cause the total number of elver fishing licenses issued to exceed 827.

A. A person is eligible to enter the lottery for a 2000 elver fishing license if that person held an elver fishing license issued under this section for at least 2 of the 3 years of 1996, 1997 and 1998. An eligible person wishing to enter the lottery for 2000 shall submit a lottery application no later than March 10, 2000 on forms provided by the commissioner. The commissioner shall hold the lottery by March 15, 2000 and the lottery must be a public drawing by random selection from all eligible applicants. The number of persons awarded 2000 elver fishing licenses in the lottery may not exceed 86. [1999, c. 534, §2 (new).]

B. Beginning with the 2001 elver fishing season and in subsequent years, any person is eligible to enter the lottery, except that a person who is issued a license pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph C may not enter the lottery. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement a lottery system beginning with the 2001 elver fishing season under which a person who did not hold an elver fishing license in the previous calendar year may become eligible to obtain that license. The rules for a lottery system must include provisions for the method and administration of a lottery. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A. [1999, c. 534, §2 (new).]

[1999, c. 534, §2 (new).]

3. Limits on issuance. The department may not issue an elver fishing license during the open season for elver fishing. [1999, c. 7, §3 (amd).]

4. Fees. Fees for elver fishing licenses are:

A. For a person who is a resident, $91; and [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §7 (amd).]

B. For a person who is a nonresident, $384. [1997, c. 297, §1 (amd).]

Fifty dollars of each license fee collected under this subsection accrue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505-D. [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §7 (amd).]

5. Gear. Except as prohibited by section 6575-B, subsection 2-B, a person issued a license under this section may utilize one elver fyke net, one Sheldon eel trap or one dip net to fish for or take elvers without paying the fee required for a first net or trap pursuant to section 6505-B. A license issued under this section must identify the number and types of nets that the license holder may use pursuant to this section and section 6505-B. [1999, c. 534, §3 (amd).]

6. Minimum age. A person who is under 15 years of age may not fish for or take elvers. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §28 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

7. Nonresident licenses; reciprocity with other states. A nonresident is eligible to purchase an elver fishing license only if the nonresident documents to the commissioner that the nonresident's state of residence allows Maine residents to purchase an elver license and fish for elvers in that state. [1999, c. 7, §5 (new).]

8. 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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §29 (new); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6505-B. Elver gear fees

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §30 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

B. [1999, c. 7, §6 (rp).]

C. [1999, c. 7, §6 (rp).]

[2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §30 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §30 (amd); 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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §30 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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. [1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (new).]

5. Disposition of fees. All fees collected under this section accrue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505-D. [1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (new).]

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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §30 (new); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6505-C. Eel harvesting license

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §31 (amd); 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. [2001, c. 187, §1 (amd).]

3. Eligibility. An eel harvesting license may be issued only to an individual. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §31 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

4. Fees. The fee for an eel harvesting license is $108. [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §8 (amd).]

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 $33 must accrue to the General Fund for each license sold under this section. [1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (new).]

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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §31 (new); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6505-D. Eel and Elver Management Fund

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§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. [1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (new).]

2. Permissible uses. The commissioner may use the fund in accordance with a plan required under subsection 3 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. [1999, c. 309, §2 (amd).]

3. Plan required. Beginning in calendar year 1997, the commissioner shall by May 1st of each year present a plan for expenditures from the fund for the next fiscal year to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resource matters. When developing the plan, the commissioner shall consult with people who harvest eels and elvers, with dealers of eels and elvers and with the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. [1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6505. Eel fishing license (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§6505. Eel fishing license (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6521. Dumping of dead marine animals or scaled finfish

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1: General Prohibitions

§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 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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §4 (amd); Pt. D, §§1,2 (aff).]

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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §4 (amd); 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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §4 (new); Pt. D, §§1,2 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6522. Monofilament nets

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1: General Prohibitions

§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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §5 (amd); Pt. D, §§1,2 (aff).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6523. Marking ice fishing shacks

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1: General Prohibitions

§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. [2001, c. 272, §8 (amd).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6524. Dragging in charted cable areas (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1: General Prohibitions

§6524. Dragging in charted cable areas (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6525-A. Setting near weirs or stop seines

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1: General Prohibitions

§6525-A. Setting near weirs or stop seines

1. Setting nets or seines near weirs. It is unlawful for any person, other than the weir owner or his crew members, to set or assist in setting any net or seine within 2,000 feet of the mouth of a weir in operating condition whose operator is validly licensed under section 6501 and when the weir is licensed under Title 38, chapter 9. [1983, c. 731, § 2 (new).]

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. [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, which fixes the location of each weir and designates the boundaries of each cove in which those weirs are located. The map shall be provided to municipalities by the commissioner. Owners of licensed weirs and applicants for a license shall receive a map at cost. When an applicant for a license finds no designation on the map of cove boundaries for the cove where he 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. [1983, c. 731, § 2 (new).]

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. [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. [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. [1983, c. 731, § 2 (new).] [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. [1983, c. 731, § 2 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6525. Setting near weirs or stop seines (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1: General Prohibitions

§6525. Setting near weirs or stop seines (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6526. Rules; bait dealers license

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1: General Prohibitions

§6526. Rules; bait dealers license

The commissioner may adopt rules requiring that a person selling bait be licensed. [1991, c. 784, §5 (new).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6531. Licenses

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1-A: Commercial Underwater Handharvesting Safety (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 604, @1 (new))

§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: [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 [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

2. Grandfathered. The commissioner determines that that person meets the grandfather provisions of section 6534. [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6532. Commercial underwater handharvesting competency

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1-A: Commercial Underwater Handharvesting Safety (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 604, @1 (new))

§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. [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. [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. [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. [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; [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

B. Prescribe the course content and the method of instruction, including the time and place of examinations; and [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

C. Establish standards for certifying the commercial underwater handharvesting competency of individuals who successfully complete the course. [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

[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. [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6533. Training required for tender's license

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1-A: Commercial Underwater Handharvesting Safety (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 604, @1 (new))

§6533. Training required for tender's license

Except as provided under subsection 3, the commissioner may not issue a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license under section 6535 or a scallop diving tender license under section 6536 to any person unless that person has attended a safety training session offered under this section. [1997, c. 158, §1 (amd).]

1. Tender safety training session. The commissioner shall establish a boat tender safety training session to provide basic safety training for persons who seek to obtain a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license. The training session may be taught by the department or offered by any public or private sector association or organization authorized by the commissioner to offer the training session. At a minimum, the training session must familiarize participants with basic cardiovascular pulmonary resuscitation techniques and risk factors, including hypothermia, associated with the handharvesting of sea urchins and scallops. For any training session taught by the department, the commissioner shall charge a fee for that session to recover all costs incurred by the department in teaching the training session. [1995, c. 392, §1 (amd).]

2. Allowance for waivers. The commissioner may waive the requirement to attend a training session offered under this section for any person who demonstrates to the commissioner, either through documented experience or technical or professional accreditation, a level of knowledge at least equal to that expected from a person who completed the session. It is the responsibility of the person seeking such a waiver to request that waiver in writing to the commissioner and to provide the commissioner with any documentation the commissioner determines necessary to make a decision. [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

3. Requirement for 30-day license. The commissioner may issue a 30-day temporary sea urchin and scallop diving tender license under section 6535, subsection 2-A to a person if that person provides a current certificate documenting that the person has received training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [1997, c. 158, §2 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6534. Grandfathered harvesters

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1-A: Commercial Underwater Handharvesting Safety (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 604, @1 (new))

§6534. Grandfathered harvesters

A person is grandfathered for the purposes of section 6531, subsection 2 if the commissioner determines that that person: [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

1. Prior license holder. Possessed a scallop or urchin handharvesting license in 1992, 1993 and 1994; and [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

2. Seminar. Attends a classroom seminar on safe sea urchin handharvesting practices conducted or approved by the department. [1993, c. 604, §1 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6535. Sea urchin and scallop diving tender license

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Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1-A: Commercial Underwater Handharvesting Safety (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 604, @1 (new))

§6535. Sea urchin and scallop diving tender license

1. License required. A person may not operate a boat as a platform for the harvesting of sea urchins and scallops by hand, act as a diving tender on a boat engaged as a platform for the harvesting of sea urchins and scallops by hand or possess, ship, transport or sell scallops or sea urchins unless that person is licensed under this section, section 6701 or section 6748. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §32 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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 and may possess, ship, transport and sell sea urchins and scallops harvested by licensed harvesters the tender has tended. A sea urchin and scallop diving tender license does not authorize the holder to harvest sea urchins and scallops. [1997, c. 19, §6 (amd).]

2-A. Thirty-day temporary license. A person may be issued a 30-day temporary sea urchin and scallop diving tender license. A person may be issued a license only one time under this subsection. A license issued under this subsection may not be renewed. [1997, c. 158, §3 (new).]

3. Eligibility. A sea urchin and scallop diving tender license and a 30-day temporary sea urchin and scallop diving tender license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §32 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

4. Fee. Fees for licenses issued under this section are:

A. For a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license, $111; and [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §9 (amd).]

B. For a 30-day temporary sea urchin and scallop diving tender license, $31. [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §9 (amd).]

[2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §9 (amd).]

5. Prima facie evidence. The failure of at least one person on board the boat operated as a platform during periods of diving to harvest scallops or sea urchins to have a license issued under section 6701 or 6748 is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. [1995, c. 392, §2 (new).]

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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §32 (new); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6536. Scallop diving tender license

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Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 1-A: Commercial Underwater Handharvesting Safety (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 604, @1 (new))

§6536. Scallop diving tender license

1. License required. A person may not operate a boat as a platform for the harvesting of scallops by hand, act as a diving tender on a boat engaged as a platform for the harvesting of scallops by hand or possess, ship, transport or sell scallops unless that person is licensed under this section, section 6535, section 6701 or section 6748. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §33 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

2. Licensed activity. A person licensed under this section may tend divers who harvest scallops by hand and operate a boat as a platform for the harvesting of scallops by hand and may possess, ship, transport and sell scallops harvested by licensed harvesters the tender has tended. A scallop diving tender license does not authorize the holder to harvest scallops. [1997, c. 19, §7 (amd).]

3. Eligibility. A scallop diving tender license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §33 (amd); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

4. Fee. The fee for a scallop diving tender license is $111. [2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §10 (amd).]

5. Prima facie evidence. The failure of at least one person on board the boat operated as a platform during periods of diving to harvest scallops to have a license issued under section 6701 is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. [1995, c. 530, §2 (new).]

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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §33 (new); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6541. Artificial lights in herring fishing

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

§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. [1977, c. 661, § 5 (new).] div>
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. [1977, c. 661, § 5 (new).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6542. Size of herring

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Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 2: Herring Limitations

§6542. Size of herring

It shall be unlawful to take, buy, sell, process, ship, transport or possess herring which are less than 4 12 inches in length, except: [1977, c. 661, § 5 (new).]

1. Bait. [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 12 inches, if they comprise less than 25% by volume of an entire lot. The 25% tolerance by volume shall be determined by examination of 12 bushel chosen at random from each 30 hogsheads of herring or fraction thereof. [1977, c. 661, § 5 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6543. Standard unit of herring measure

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

§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 12 bushels. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (amd); Pt. D, §§1,2 (aff).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6544. Sealing of herring boats

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

§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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (amd); 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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (amd); 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. [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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §6 (amd); 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. [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. [1977, c. 661, §5 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6545. Enforcement cooperation

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

§6545. Enforcement cooperation

The Commissioner of Marine Resources and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall cooperate in the enforcement of sections 6542 and 6543. [1977, c. 661, § 5 (new).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6546. Sale and purchase of herring; written acknowledgement

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

§6546. Sale and purchase of herring; written acknowledgement

Any person, firm or corporation purchasing herring from a fisherman or his agent, at the time of purchase, shall furnish to the fisherman or his agent a written acknowledgment of the purchase. [1981, c. 671 (new).]

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. [1981, c. 671 (new).]

2. Payments. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the buyer shall make all payments to the fisherman, or his agent, in money or in money equivalent, which includes, but is not limited to, credit against any outstanding indebtedness the fisherman may have to the buyer. [1981, c. 671 (new).] [1981, c. 671 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6547. Sale or packing of herring (REALLOCATED FROM Title 32, section 4159)

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

§6547. Sale or packing of herring (REALLOCATED FROM Title 32, section 4159)

The sale and packing of herring is subject to the following. [1991, c. 446, Pt. A, §8 (ral).]

1. Tolerance of 25%; how determined. [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 12 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. [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 12 inches in length or longer, when measured from one extreme to the other, for use as fish meal or oil. [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. [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. [1991, c. 446, Pt. A, §8 (ral).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6551. Tuna; method of taking

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

§6551. Tuna; method of taking

A person may not: [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §12 (rpr); 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 [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §12 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

2. Possess. Possess any tuna that was taken in an unlawful manner. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §12 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6552. Smelts; method and amount (REPEALED)

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

§6552. Smelts; method and amount (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6553-A. Implements and devices in Washington County waters

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

§6553-A. Implements and devices in Washington County waters

Between May 1st and December 1st of each year, it shall be 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 no person may have in his 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 alewives 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 shall be confiscated by the commissioner, after final adjudication of any charge brought under this section. [1983, c. 830 (new).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6553-B. Fixed gill nets; limited prohibition (REPEALED)

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

§6553-B. Fixed gill nets; limited prohibition (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6553. Atlantic salmon; limits; method of taking; closed season (REPEALED)

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

§6553. Atlantic salmon; limits; method of taking; closed season (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6554. Pacific salmon; method of taking; limits

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

§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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (amd); 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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (amd); Pt. D, §§1,2 (aff).]

3. Limits. A person may not take more than 2 Pacific salmon in any one day. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (amd); 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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (amd); 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. [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. [1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (new); Pt. D, §§1,2 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6555. Striped bass; method of taking

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

§6555. Striped bass; method of taking

It is unlawful to fish for or take striped bass, except by hook and line. [2001, c. 272, §9 (amd).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6556-A. Striped bass; modification of requirements (REPEALED)

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

§6556-A. Striped bass; modification of requirements (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6556. Striped bass; limits; personal use

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

§6556. Striped bass; limits; personal use

It is unlawful for any person to fish for or take p align="center">striped bass, except for personal use. [2001, c. 272, §10 (amd).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6571. Washington County

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

§6571. Washington County

Within the territorial waters adjacent to Washington County: [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 [1977, c. 661, § 5 (new).]

2. Purse seines prohibited. [1983, c. 731, § 3 (rp).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6572. Identification of groundfish spawning areas

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

§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. [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. [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. [1997, c. 92, §1 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6575-A. Closed period; elver harvesting

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 (HEADING: PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, @9 (new))

§6575-A. Closed period; elver harvesting

It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers from noon Friday to noon Sunday. A person may leave an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap in the waters of the State during the closed period if the net or trap is left in a condition that prevents the capture of elvers. The terminal portion of a fyke net cod end must contain a rigid device with an opening not less than 3 inches in diameter and not exceeding 6 inches in length that is unobstructed by any other portion of the net. [1999, c. 7, §8 (amd).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6575-B. Method of elver fishing; limits on gear

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 (HEADING: PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, @9 (new))

§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. [1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §9 (new).]

2. Number of elver fyke nets and Sheldon eel traps. [1999, c. 7, §9 (rp).]

2-A. Number of nets and Sheldon eel traps. [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 authorized pursuant to this subsection. In determining the number of traps or nets that may be immersed, the following limits apply.

A. A person who is issued an elver fishing license pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 2, paragraph C may not immerse elver fishing gear other than the types and amounts of gear the person was authorized to immerse during the previous elver fishing season, except that a person may surrender the authority to use an elver fyke net in order to use an elver dip net. [1999, c. 534, §5 (new).]

B. In the 2000 elver fishing season, a person who is issued an elver fishing license pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 2, paragraph D may not immerse at any one time a total of more than 2 elver dip nets, elver fyke nets and Sheldon eel traps. In determining the number of traps or nets that may be immersed, the following formula must be used, except that if the number arrived at using the formula is greater than 2 nets or traps, the maximum number of traps and nets that may be immersed is 2. A person may not immerse:

(1) A number of elver dip nets that is greater than the average number, rounded down, of elver dip nets that person was authorized to use during any of the elver fishing seasons in 1996, 1997 and 1998 for which that person held a license;

(2) A number of elver fyke nets that is greater than the average number, rounded down, of elver fyke nets that person was authorized to use during any of the elver fishing seasons in 1996, 1997 and 1998 for which that person held a license; and

(3) A number of Sheldon eel traps that is greater than the average number, rounded down, of traps that person was authorized to use during any of the elver fishing seasons in 1996, 1997 and 1998 for which that person held a license.
[1999, c. 534, §5 (new).]

C. Beginning with the 2001 elver fishing season and in subsequent years, a person who is issued an elver fishing license pursuant to section 6505-A, subsection 2, paragraph D may not immerse more than one elver dip, elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap. [1999, c. 534, §5 (new).]

[1999, c. 534, §5 (new).]

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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [1999, c. 7, §12 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6575-C. Closed areas; elver fishing

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 (HEADING: PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, @9 (new))

§6575-C. Closed areas; 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. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §13 (amd); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

2. Alewife traps. A person may not fish for or take elvers within 50 feet of a licensed alewife trap. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §13 (amd); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

3. Portion of rivers, streams and brooks. A person may not:

A. Fish for or take elvers at any time within the middle 13 of a river, stream, brook or other watercourse, as measured at mean high tide, within the coastal waters of the State; or [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §14 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

B. Obstruct the middle 13 of any river, stream, brook or other watercourse, as measured at mean low tide, within the coastal waters of the State. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §14 (new); Pt. X, §2 (aff).]

[2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §14 (rpr); 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. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §15 (amd); 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 13 of a navigable watercourse. A marine patrol officer may open the cod end of a net that is located in violation of this subsection. [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. [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. [1999, c. 7, §13 (new).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6575-D. Molesting elver fishing gear

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 (HEADING: PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, @9 (new))

§6575-D. Molesting elver fishing gear

1. Prohibition. A person other than a marine patrol officer or the license holder issued a tag for an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap may not utilize, transfer, alter, possess or in any manner handle the net or trap unless that person has been issued an elver fishing license under section 6505-A and:

A. [1999, c. 7, §14 (rp).]

B. Is issued written permission by a marine patrol officer to tend the net or trap of a license holder issued a tag. 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 can not tend the net or trap because of a disability or personal or family medical condition. If the license holder is unable to tend the net or trap for more than 2 weeks, the net or trap must be removed from the water. [1999, c. 7, §14 (amd).]

[1999, c. 7, §14 (amd).]

2. 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. [2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §34 (rpr); Pt. C, §1 (aff).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6575-E. Method of eel fishing

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 (HEADING: PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, @9 (new))

§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 or hoop net. [2001, c. 272, §13 (amd).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6575-F. West side of Orland River closed to elver fishing

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 (HEADING: PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, @9 (new))

§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. [1999, c. 18, §1 (new).]
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6575. Open season; elver harvesting

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 (HEADING: PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, @9 (new))

§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 May 31st. [1999, c. 7, §7 (amd).]

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. [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. [1999, c. 7, §7 (amd).]

4. Nets of certain sizes. [1999, c. 7, §7 (rp).]

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6581. Findings and purpose (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

§6581. Findings and purpose (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6582. Definitions (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

§6582. Definitions (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6583. Maine Groundfish Association (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

§6583. Maine Groundfish Association (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6584. Powers and duties of the association (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

§6584. Powers and duties of the association (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6585. Limitation (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

§6585. Limitation (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6586. Board of directors (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

§6586. Board of directors (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6587. Repeal (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

§6587. Repeal (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6591. Groundfish Hatchery Fund (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 194, @1 (new)) (Repealed on 73096 by T. 12, @6594)

§6591. Groundfish Hatchery Fund (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6592. Groundfish Hatchery Study Commission (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 194, @1 (new)) (Repealed on 73096 by T. 12, @6594)

§6592. Groundfish Hatchery Study Commission (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6593. Membership (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 194, @1 (new)) (Repealed on 73096 by T. 12, @6594)

§6593. Membership (REPEALED)

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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 12 - §6594. Repeal (REPEALED)

Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 194, @1 (new)) (Repealed on 73096 by T. 12, @6594)

§6594. Repeal (REPEALED)

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