| | | 2.__Great ponds.__A person on foot may engage in any activity | | on the great ponds not inconsistent with any other law or | | regulation of the State or its political subdivisions. |
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| | | 3.__Ponds of 10 acres or less.__Fishing in a pond of 10 acres | | or less, whether natural or artificial, formed on a brook, stream | | or river, is governed by the same laws and rules that govern | | fishing in the brook, stream or river on which the pond is | | situated.__This subsection does not apply to private ponds as set | | forth in section 12508. |
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| | | §12452.__Consolidation of rules |
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| | | Fishing rules as set forth in the annual Open Water Fishing | | Regulations folder and the annual Ice Fishing Regulations folder, | | as printed and distributed to the public, are declared to be | | official consolidations of fishing rules upon filing with the | | Secretary of State. |
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| | | §12453.__Inland waters closed to fishing except as opened by |
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| | | All inland waters of the State are closed to fishing except as | | opened by law or rule. |
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| | | §12454.__Ice fishing; closed areas and times |
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| | | 1.__Closed waters; commissioner's authority.__All inland | | waters of the State are closed to ice fishing except those that | | have been opened by rule of the commissioner. |
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| | | A.__The commissioner may by rule close to ice fishing waters | | that have been reclaimed by the removal of rough fish. |
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| | | B.__The commissioner may open other waters for ice fishing | | for cusk in the nighttime. |
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| | | §12455.__List of waters where children may fish with |
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| | | single-baited hook and line |
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| | | Rules adopted by the commissioner that set forth the special | | fishing regulations for inland waters of the State must include a | | list of waters where a person under 12 years of age may fish with | | a single-baited hook and line. |
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| | | §12456.__Open seasons; exceptions |
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| | | 1.__Open seasons.__Except as provided in subsection 2 and Part | | 12 and except as the commissioner may by rule provide, the |
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