| | | a person may not fail to check the baitfish trap or fail to cause | | the baitfish trap to be checked at least once in every 7 calendar | | days. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | §12556. Importing live bait |
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| | | A person may not import into this State any live fish, | | including smelts, that are commonly used for bait fishing in | | inland waters. |
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| | | A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.__ | | The court shall also impose a fine of $20 for each fish | | unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended. |
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| | | GENERAL FISHING PROVISIONS |
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| | | §12601.__Rule violations; open-water fishing or ice fishing |
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| | | Notwithstanding section 10602, a person who violates a rule | | regulating open-water fishing or ice fishing, except a rule | | implementing a statute the violation of which is a Class E crime, | | commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than | | $100 not more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | §12602. Violation of number, amount, weight or size limits |
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| | | 1.__Fish in violation of certain rules.__Fish in violation of | | the number, amount, weight or size limits established by rules | | adopted by the commissioner; or |
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| | | 2.__Possess fish in violation of certain rules.__Possess fish | | in violation of the number, amount, weight or size limits | | established by rules adopted by the commissioner. |
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| | | A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.__ | | The court shall also impose a fine of $20 for each fish | | unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended. |
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| | | §12603. Failure to observe Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission |
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