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2009 Maine Code
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
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 §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 Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)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 Atlantic salmon (REPEALED)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 Eel fishing license (REPEALED)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 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 Dragging in charted cable areas (REPEALED)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 Setting near weirs or stop seines (REPEALED)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 Scallop diving tender license (REPEALED) Article 2: HERRING LIMITATIONS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 Smelts; method and amount (REPEALED)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 Atlantic salmon; limits; method of taking; closed season (REPEALED)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- 12 §6553-B. Fixed gill nets; limited prohibition (REPEALED)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- 12 §6556-A. Striped bass; modification of requirements (REPEALED) Article 4: CERTAIN AREA LIMITATIONS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
- 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 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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