Title 12, Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES

Title 12, Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES

Subchapter 1: LICENSES

12 §6501. Commercial fishing license

12 §6502. Nonresident special tuna permit

12 §6502-A. Commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license

12 §6502-B. Carrier license

12 §6502-C. Menhaden fishing license

12 §6503. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

12 §6504. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)

12 §6505. Eel fishing license (REPEALED)

12 §6505-A. Elver fishing license

12 §6505-B. Elver gear fees

12 §6505-C. Eel harvesting license

12 §6505-D. Eel and Elver Management Fund

12 §6506. Commercial halibut fishing license

Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS

Article 1: GENERAL PROHIBITIONS

12 §6521. Dumping of dead marine animals or scaled finfish

12 §6522. Monofilament nets

12 §6523. Marking ice fishing shacks

12 §6524. Dragging in charted cable areas (REPEALED)

12 §6525. Setting near weirs or stop seines (REPEALED)

12 §6525-A. Setting near weirs or stop seines

12 §6526. Rules; bait dealers license

Article 1-A: COMMERCIAL UNDERWATER HANDHARVESTING SAFETY

12 §6531. Licenses

12 §6532. Commercial underwater handharvesting competency

12 §6533. Training required to act as a scallop or sea urchin tender

12 §6534. Grandfathered harvesters

12 §6535. Sea urchin and scallop diving tender license

12 §6536. Scallop diving tender license (REPEALED)

Article 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS

12 §6541. Artificial lights in herring fishing

12 §6542. Size of herring

12 §6543. Standard unit of herring measure

12 §6544. Sealing of herring boats

12 §6545. Enforcement cooperation

12 §6546. Sale and purchase of herring; written acknowledgement

12 §6547. Sale or packing of herring (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 32, SECTION 4159)

Article 3: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES

12 §6551. Tuna; method of taking

12 §6552. Smelts; method and amount (REPEALED)

12 §6553. Atlantic salmon; limits; method of taking; closed season (REPEALED)

12 §6553-A. Implements and devices in Washington County waters

12 §6553-B. Fixed gill nets; limited prohibition (REPEALED)

12 §6554. Pacific salmon; method of taking; limits

12 §6555. Striped bass; method of taking

12 §6556. Striped bass; limits; personal use

12 §6556-A. Striped bass; modification of requirements (REPEALED)

Article 4: CERTAIN AREA LIMITATIONS

12 §6571. Washington County

12 §6572. Identification of groundfish spawning areas

Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS

12 §6575. Open season; elver harvesting

12 §6575-A. Closed period; elver harvesting (REPEALED)

12 §6575-B. Method of elver fishing; limits on gear

12 §6575-C. Closed areas; elver fishing

12 §6575-D. Molesting elver fishing gear

12 §6575-E. Method of eel fishing

12 §6575-F. West side of Orland River closed to elver fishing

12 §6575-G. Dams with fishways; elver fishing

12 §6575-H. Sale and purchase of elvers

12 §6575-I. Assisting in illegal harvest of elvers (REPEALED)

12 §6575-J. Seizure of illegal elvers

12 §6575-K. Elver individual fishing quota

12 §6575-L. Temporary medical transfer

Subchapter 3: MAINE GROUNDFISH ASSOCIATION

12 §6581. Findings and purpose (REPEALED)

12 §6582. Definitions (REPEALED)

12 §6583. Maine Groundfish Association (REPEALED)

12 §6584. Powers and duties of the association (REPEALED)

12 §6585. Limitation (REPEALED)

12 §6586. Board of directors (REPEALED)

12 §6587. Repeal (REPEALED)

Subchapter 4: GROUNDFISH HATCHERY FUND

12 §6591. Groundfish Hatchery Fund (REPEALED)

12 §6592. Groundfish Hatchery Study Commission (REPEALED)

12 §6593. Membership (REPEALED)

12 §6594. Repeal (REPEALED)

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