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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 Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)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 Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)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 Eel fishing license (REPEALED)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 Dragging in charted cable areas (REPEALED)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 Setting near weirs or stop seines (REPEALED)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 Scallop diving tender license (REPEALED)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 Smelts; method and amount (REPEALED)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 Atlantic salmon; limits; method of taking; closed season (REPEALED)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12 §6553-B. Fixed gill nets; limited prohibition (REPEALED)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12 §6556-A. Striped bass; modification of requirements (REPEALED)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12 §6575-A. Closed period; elver harvesting (REPEALED)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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