2.__Hearing. The commissioner shall institute a public hearing, in conformity with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, if so requested by any state agency.

§12755.__Tampering with department dam

1.__Prohibition.__A person without authority from the commissioner may not:

A.__Tamper with a department dam;

B.__Open or close gates or sluiceways of a department dam;

C.__Add or remove flashboards of a department dam; or

D.__Otherwise damage or destroy a department dam.

For purposes of this subsection, "department dam" means a dam owned or operated by the department, including dams in a fish hatchery or rearing station.

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.

§12756.__Tampering with fishway

1.__Prohibition.__A person without authority from the commissioner may not:

A.__Tamper with a fishway;

B.__Close a fishway to fish migration;

C.__Introduce foreign objects into a fishway; or

D.__Damage or destroy a fishway.

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.

§12757.__Management of brook trout and landlocked salmon

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, any rule that includes a proposal to establish or amend the time, place or