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2009 Maine Code
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
- Title 12, Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH
Article 1: LICENSES
- 12 §6601. Commercial shellfish license
- 12 §6602. Surf clam boat license Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
- 12 §6621. Closed areas
- 12 §6622. Quahogs; minimum size (REPEALED)
- 12 §6623. Method of taking soft shell clams
- 12 §6624. Quahog tax (REPEALED)
- 12 §6625. Identification and tagging of shellfish
- 12 §6626. Scallop conservation areas Article 3: SHELLFISH FUND
- 12 §6651. Shellfish Fund Article 4: MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
- 12 §6671. Municipal shellfish conservation programs
- 12 §6672. Green crab fencing program
- 12 §6673. Municipal shellfish aquaculture permit
- 12 §6674. Interference with municipal shellfish aquaculture permit
- 12 §6675. Shellfish reseeding program
- 12 §6676. Summary of municipal ordinances Article 5: SOFT-SHELL CLAM MANAGEMENT
- 12 §6681. Soft-shell clam management Article 6: WATER QUALITY
- 12 §6691. Water quality samplers Subchapter 2: SCALLOPS Article 1: LICENSES
- 12 §6701. Scallop license
- 12 §6702. Scallop dragging license
- 12 §6703. Noncommercial scallop license; fee
- 12 §6704. Handfishing sea urchin license (REPEALED)
- 12 §6705. Sea urchin boat license (REPEALED)
- 12 §6706. Limited entry (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/1/12) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 7/1/12 by T. 12, §6706, sub-§4) Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
- 12 §6721. Minimum size (REPEALED)
- 12 §6721-A. Shell size minimum (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6728-A)
- 12 §6722. Scallop season
- 12 §6723. Drag limits in Blue Hill Bay
- 12 §6724. Otter trawl in Penobscot River
- 12 §6725. Possession of illegal scallops
- 12 §6726. Ring size
- 12 §6727. Drag width (REPEALED)
- 12 §6728. Limits in Cobscook Bay
- 12 §6728-A. Shell size minimum (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6721-A) (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6729)
- 12 §6728-B. Habitual violations Article 3: SCALLOP RESEARCH
- 12 §6729. License surcharges
- 12 §6729-A. Scallop Research Fund
- 12 §6729-B. Scallop Advisory Council Subchapter 2-A: QUAHOGS Article 1: LICENSES
- 12 §6731. Mahogany quahogs
- 12 §6731-A. Mahogany quahog monitoring program
- 12 §6732. Other quahogs Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
- 12 §6741. Minimum size (REPEALED)
- 12 §6742. Quahog tax (REPEALED)
- 12 §6742-A. Mahogany quahog tax (REPEALED)
- 12 §6743. Closed areas Subchapter 2-B: MUSSELS
- 12 §6745. Hand-raking mussel license
- 12 §6746. Mussel boat license
- 12 §6746-A. Night prohibition
- 12 §6747. Closed areas Subchapter 2-C: SEA URCHINS Article 1: LICENSES
- 12 §6748. Handfishing sea urchin license
- 12 §6748-A. Sea urchin draggers license
- 12 §6748-B. Sea urchin boat tender license (REPEALED)
- 12 §6748-C. Drags
- 12 §6748-D. Sea urchin hand-raking and trapping license Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
- 12 §6749. Sea urchin harvesting season and open days
- 12 §6749-A. Minimum size
- 12 §6749-B. Sea urchins and lobsters; simultaneous possession or transport prohibited
- 12 §6749-C. Rules Article 3: EMERGENCY LIMITATIONS; SEA URCHIN FISHERY
- 12 §6749-N. Closed areas; zone identification
- 12 §6749-O. Limited entry; exceptions
- 12 §6749-P. Licenses by zone
- 12 §6749-Q. License surcharges
- 12 §6749-R. Sea Urchin Research Fund
- 12 §6749-S. Log books for sea urchin buyers and processors
- 12 §6749-T. Repeal (REPEALED)
- 12 §6749-U. Extension of closing dates
- 12 §6749-V. Dragging closure
- 12 §6749-W. Open days (REPEALED)
- 12 §6749-X. Sea Urchin Zone Council
- 12 §6749-Y. Penalty
- 12 §6749-Z. Changing zones Subchapter 3: MARINE WORMS Article 1: LICENSES
- 12 §6751. Marine worm digger's license
- 12 §6752. Exception for personal use Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND INSPECTION
- 12 §6771. Taking marine worms by hand
- 12 §6772. Methods of sale and inspection of marine worms (REPEALED) Article 3: MARINE WORM FUND
- 12 §6791. Marine Worm Fund Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES Article 1: LICENSES
- 12 §6801. Sea moss license (REPEALED)
- 12 §6801-A. Sea cucumber drag license
- 12 §6802. Seaweed permit (REPEALED)
- 12 §6803. Seaweed permit
- 12 §6803-A. Seaweed buyer's license
- 12 §6803-B. Seaweed buyer's surcharge
- 12 §6803-C. Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area
- 12 §6804. Commercial northern shrimp license
- 12 §6805. Shrimp Management Fund
- 12 §6806. Seaweed Management Fund (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6804)
- 12 §6807. Seaweed harvesting rules (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6805)
- 12 §6808. Commercial green crab only license
- 12 §6809. Green Crab Management Fund
- 12 §6810. Method of fishing
- 12 §6810-A. Marine harvesting demonstration license Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
- 12 §6811. Sea cucumber harvesting season
- 12 §6812. Sea cucumber drag
- 12 §6813. Sea Cucumber Management Fund
- 12 §6814. Sea cucumber rules Article 3: LIMITATIONS ON SEA CUCUMBER DRAG LICENSES
- 12 §6821. Limited entry
- 12 §6822. Licenses by area
- 12 §6823. Changing sea cucumber management areas
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