12 §6124. Violations; penalty
§6124. Violations; penalty A person who improperly operates a fishway required pursuant to this subchapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture equivalent to the value of the fish killed but not more than $10,000 for each day of that violation may be adjudged. [PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §2 (AMD); PL […]
12 §6125. Rules
§6125. Rules The Department of Marine Resources and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall jointly make rules defining “fish kill.” [PL 1989, c. 275, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 275, §1 (NEW).
12 §6131. River herring fishing rights
§6131. River herring fishing rights The commissioner is authorized to develop, manage or lease river herring fishing rights as follows. [PL 2011, c. 598, §11 (AMD).] 1. River herring rights. The commissioner shall grant the right, exclusive or otherwise, to take river herring to any municipality entitled to those rights on January 1, 1974 […]
12 §6132. Natural Fish Die-off Clean-up Program
§6132. Natural Fish Die-off Clean-up Program Upon the request of any affected municipality, the Department of Marine Resources shall assess the extent and severity of public nuisance and potential threats to public health posed by natural fish die-offs. The department shall provide technical advice and, subject to the limits of available funding, financial assistance to […]
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 […]