CHAPTER 91
H.P. 289 - L.D. 353
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§13-G, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:
13-G. Elver fyke net. "Elver fyke net" means a fyke net that is 30 feet or less in length from cod end to shore-side either wing tip and that, is fitted with netting that measures 1/8 inch bar mesh square measure or less and that contains a 1/2-inch bar mesh excluder panel that covers the entrance of the net.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§13-H is enacted to read:
13-H. Elver dip net. "Elver dip net" means a dip net fitted with netting that measures 1/8 inch bar mesh or less.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6001, sub-§40-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:
40-A. Sheldon eel trap. "Sheldon eel trap" means a box trap with a netted wing 10 feet or less in length used to intercept and direct elvers into the trap.
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6575, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Nets of certain sizes. It is unlawful for a person to immerse or leave immersed in the coastal waters of the State a fyke net, Sheldon eel trap or dip net fitted with netting that measures 1/8 inch bar mesh or less from midnight of June 15th to noon of March 15th of the following year.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6575-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §9, is amended to read:
3. Rebuttable presumption. It is a rebuttable presumption that an elver fyke net or a, Sheldon eel trap or elver dip net immersed in any river, stream or brook of the coastal waters of the State from noon of March 15th to midnight of June 15th is immersed for the purpose of fishing for or taking elvers.
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6575-C, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §9, is amended to read:
3. Portion of rivers, streams and brooks. It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers at any time within the middle 1/3 of a river, stream or, brook or other watercourse, as measured at mean high low tide, within the coastal waters of the State.
See title page for effective date.
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