12 §6139. Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Advisory Council (REPEALED)
§6139. Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat Advisory Council (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 225, §4 (RP).
12 §6140. Atlantic salmon license
§6140. Atlantic salmon license 1. License required. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not fish for Atlantic salmon from any state waters without a current Atlantic salmon license. [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).] 2. Licensed activity. The holder of an Atlantic salmon license may fish for Atlantic […]
12 §6140-A. Atlantic salmon; method of fishing; season
§6140-A. Atlantic salmon; method of fishing; season Unless more restrictive rules are adopted by the department, the following restrictions apply to methods of fishing and the season for Atlantic salmon. [PL 2019, c. 225, §5 (AMD).] 1. Catch and release only. All fishing for Atlantic salmon is catch and release, except for Atlantic salmon […]
12 §6140-B. Unlawful fishing, possession or sale of Atlantic salmon
§6140-B. Unlawful fishing, possession or sale of Atlantic salmon 1. Prohibition. A person may not fish for Atlantic salmon in violation of the provisions of this Part. [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §9 (NEW).] 2. Possession of parts prohibited. A person may not possess any part of an Atlantic salmon taken from the […]
12 §6133. Inspection of documents and watercraft
§6133. Inspection of documents and watercraft 1. Inspection powers. Marine patrol officers may stop and board any watercraft at any time to inspect its documents, licenses and permits of the occupants of the watercraft and to conduct a safety inspection. [PL 1987, c. 713, §1 (NEW).] 2. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant […]
12 §6134. River herring passage; fishways on the St. Croix River
§6134. River herring passage; fishways on the St. Croix River By May 1, 2013, the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall ensure that the fishways on the Woodland Dam and the Grand Falls Dam located on the St. Croix River are configured or operated in a manner that allows the unconstrained […]
12 §6101. Voluntary fish products inspection program
§6101. Voluntary fish products inspection program 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section shall be to increase the availability of fishery product inspection services to Maine processors and packers in order to improve the marketing of fishery products. [PL 1989, c. 57, §2 (AMD).] 2. Program. The department is the state agency that is […]
12 §6135. Maine Groundfish Fund
§6135. Maine Groundfish Fund The Maine Groundfish Fund, referred to in this section as “the fund,” is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department. Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may not lapse and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year and used for the […]
12 §6102. Mandatory quality control program
§6102. Mandatory quality control program The commissioner may, in accordance with the most modern public health and food protection practices, establish and maintain effective surveillance and inspection of all segments of the State’s fishing industries. The commissioner may establish a program to carry out this responsibility. The program may include provisions similar to those of […]
12 §6136. Maine Coast Environmental Trust Fund
§6136. Maine Coast Environmental Trust Fund 1. Creation of trust fund. There is established the Maine Coast Environmental Trust Fund, referred to in this section as “the trust,” as an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Marine Resources. [PL 2005, c. 641, §1 (NEW).] 2. Purpose of trust. The purpose of […]