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2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES- 12 §6421. Lobster and crab fishing licenses
- 12 §6421-A. Moratorium on new licenses (REPEALED)
- 12 §6421-B. Lobster license appeals process (REPEALED)
- 12 §6421-C. Application of student and noncommercial license age requirements
- 12 §6422. Apprentice program
- 12 §6423. Lobster and crab fishing education program
- 12 §6431. Lobster measurement
- 12 §6431-A. Trap limit
- 12 §6431-B. Tag system
- 12 §6431-C. Lobster Management Fund
- 12 §6431-D. Boat trap limit (REPEALED)
- 12 §6431-E. Vessel limitation
- 12 §6431-F. Trap tags
- 12 §6431-G. Vessel operation
- 12 §6432. Methods of fishing
- 12 §6432-A. Bait
- 12 §6433. Escape vents
- 12 §6433-A. Biodegradable escape panels
- 12 §6433-B. Runners
- 12 §6434. Molesting lobster gear
- 12 §6435. Setting near weirs
- 12 §6436. Egg-bearing lobsters; v-notched lobsters
- 12 §6437. Scrubbing lobsters (REPEALED)
- 12 §6438. Scrubbed lobsters (REPEALED)
- 12 §6438-A. Artificial removal of eggs; prohibition
- 12 §6439. Areas of limited lobster fishing (REPEALED)
- 12 §6439-A. Limited lobster fishing in the vicinity of Kittery
- 12 §6439-B. Limited lobster fishing in certain portions of Saco Bay (REPEALED)
- 12 §6440. Closed periods
- 12 §6441. Plugged lobsters
- 12 §6442. Lobster identification tags; fee authorized
- 12 §6443. Underwater storage
- 12 §6444. Dipping lobster traps or similar gear
- 12 §6445. Logbooks for lobster harvesters
- 12 §6445-A. Selling of lobsters or crabs by unlicensed crew members
- 12 §6446. Lobster management zones
- 12 §6447. Lobster management policy councils
- 12 §6448. Limited-entry zones
- 12 §6449. Island limited-entry programs
- 12 §6450. Temporary medical allowance
- 12 §6461. Purpose
- 12 §6462. Lobster Advisory Council (REPEALED)
- 12 §6462-A. Lobster Advisory Council
- 12 §6463. Council programs and activities
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