2009 Maine Code
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
12 §6575. Open season; elver harvesting

Title 12: CONSERVATION

Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES

Subpart 2: LICENSING

Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES

Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS

Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 536, PT. A, §9 (NEW)

§6575. Open season; elver harvesting

1. Open season. It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers within the waters of the State except during the open season from noon on March 22nd to noon on May 31st.

[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]

2. Setting nets and traps. It is unlawful for a person to immerse or leave immersed an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap in any river, stream or brook of the waters of the State at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.

[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]

3. Locating nets. It is unlawful for a person to designate or claim by any means a location in which to set an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.

[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]

4. Nets of certain sizes.

[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (RP) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 536, §A13 (AFF). 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). 1997, c. 91, §4 (AMD). 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD).