2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
12 §6575. Open season; elver harvesting

Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS

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) .]

5. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime for which a fine of $2,000 must be imposed, none of which may be suspended. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

[ 2013, c. 49, 11 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 536, A9 (NEW). 1995, c. 536, A13 (AFF). 1997, c. 91, 4 (AMD). 1999, c. 7, 7 (AMD). 2013, c. 49, 11 (AMD).