An Act To Provide That Inland Waters Stocked with Fish by the State May Not Open for Ice Fishing until the Next January 1st
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12454, sub-§1, ¶C is enacted to read:
C. The commissioner may not by rule open for ice fishing any inland waters that have been stocked with any fish by the department until January 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the stocking occurred.
SUMMARY
This bill requires inland waters stocked with fish by the State to be closed to ice fishing until the January 1st of the calendar year following the year in which stocking occurred.