CHAPTER 547

H.P. 1253 - L.D. 1813

An Act To Allow Smelt Dipping in Mud Brook in Aroostook

County

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12460-A is enacted to read:

§12460-A.__Smelt fishing in Mud Brook in Aroostook County

Notwithstanding section 12456, a person may fish for smelt by use of a dip net in Mud Brook, a tributary of Long Lake within Township 17, Range 3, Aroostook County.__A person may not:

1.__Exceed daily bag limit.__Exceed the daily bag limit of 2 quarts per person.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime; or

2.__Harvest for commercial purposes.__Harvest smelt for commercial purposes.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime for which a fine of not less than $1,000 may be adjudged.

3.__Repeal.__This section is repealed July 1, 2009.