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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).

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Maine > Title12 > Title12ch621sec0 > Title12sec6575

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).


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Maine > Title12 > Title12ch621sec0 > Title12sec6575

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).