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§6553-B
Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 3: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES
§6555

§6554. Pacific salmon; method of taking; limits

1.  Minimum length.  A person may not take or possess Pacific salmon which are less than 14 inches in length.  
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
2.  Method of taking.  A person may not fish for or take Pacific salmon from the coastal waters by any means other than hook and line with a single hook.  
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
3.  Limits.  A person may not take more than 2 Pacific salmon in any one day.  
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
4.  Exception for aquaculture.  A person lawfully engaged in the aquaculture of Pacific salmon is exempt from this section if that person holds a special license, if required, under section 6074.  
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
5.  Recommendations; commissioner.  Nothing in this chapter may prohibit the commissioner from recommending to the Legislature changes in the limit on Pacific salmon that may be taken by hook and line with a single hook.  
[PL 1983, c. 662, §5 (NEW).]
6.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.  
[PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §7 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 662, §5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §B7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
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