An Act To Modify Maine's Ice Fishing Laws with Respect to Cusk Fishing
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12659-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2009, c. 214, §10, is further amended to read:
4. Checking cusk lines. A person fishing through the ice for cusk in the nighttime shall visit at least once every hour 24 hours all lines set by that person for cusk.
A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.
B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.
SUMMARY
This bill changes how often a person is required to check cusk lines while ice fishing from at least once every hour in the nighttime to at least once every 24 hours.