2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 923: FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS
12 §12661. Ice fishing shacks

Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)
Subpart 4: FISH AND WILDLIFE HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)
Subchapter 5: UNLAWFUL FISHING METHODS HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

12661. Ice fishing shacks

1. Prohibitions and requirements. A person who owns any shack or temporary structure used for ice fishing:

A. May not leave or allow the shack or structure to remain on the ice of any inland waters after April 1st; or [2009, c. 214, 11 (AMD).]

B. [2009, c. 214, 12 (RP).]

C. Shall have painted on the outside of the shack or structure in 2-inch letters the owner's name and address when the shack or structure is on the ice of any inland waters. [2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 283 (AMD); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF).]

[ 2009, c. 214, 11, 12 (AMD) .]

2. Penalty.

[ 2011, c. 253, 31 (RP) .]

3. Removal of abandoned ice fishing shacks. A person may not leave a structure on another person's land without permission from the landowner. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 33, chapter 41, a landowner on whose property an ice fishing shack is left in violation of this section and Title 17, section 2263-A may remove or destroy the shack. The landowner may recover any costs of removing or destroying the shack from the owner of the shack in a civil action.

[ 2011, c. 253, 32 (AMD) .]

4. Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [2011, c. 253, 33 (NEW).]

B. A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [2011, c. 253, 33 (NEW).]

[ 2011, c. 253, 33 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2003, c. 414, A2 (NEW). 2003, c. 414, D7 (AFF). 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF). 2003, c. 655, B283,284 (AMD). 2003, c. 655, B422 (AFF). 2005, c. 397, A9 (AMD). 2009, c. 214, 11, 12 (AMD). 2011, c. 253, 31-33 (AMD).