12 §6813. Sea Cucumber Management Fund
§6813. Sea Cucumber Management Fund 1. Fund established. The Sea Cucumber Management Fund, referred to in this section as the “fund,” is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department. The commissioner may receive on behalf of the fund money from any source for the purposes described in subsection 2. All money received into […]
12 §6814. Sea cucumber rules
§6814. Sea cucumber rules The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 607, subchapter 1 to promote the conservation and propagation of sea cucumbers. Those rules may include, but are not limited to, the establishment of management areas in which the harvest of sea cucumbers will be permitted, limits on the number of licenses associated with […]
12 §6821. Limited entry
§6821. Limited entry 1. License eligibility. The commissioner may not issue a sea cucumber drag license under section 6801-A to any person unless that person possessed that license in the previous calendar year or becomes eligible to obtain that license pursuant to a limited entry system under subsection 2. [PL 2005, c. 27, §4 […]
12 §6822. Licenses by area
§6822. Licenses by area If management areas are established pursuant to section 6814, then a person eligible to purchase a license under section 6821 may purchase that license for only one of the management areas. A person may not change from the management area in which the person harvested sea cucumbers in the previous calendar […]
12 §6823. Changing sea cucumber management areas
§6823. Changing sea cucumber management areas This section applies if management areas are established pursuant to section 6814. [PL 2005, c. 27, §4 (NEW).] 1. Authorization of changes. Beginning in calendar year 2007, a person eligible to purchase a sea cucumber drag license under section 6821 who wishes to change the management area in […]
12 §6807. Seaweed harvesting rules (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6805)
§6807. Seaweed harvesting rules (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6805) The commissioner may adopt rules regulating the harvest of seaweed on a species-specific basis, including, but not limited to, the total number of licenses that may be issued, the designation of a harvesting season or seasons, the quantity of the resource that may be harvested […]
12 §6808. Commercial green crab only license
§6808. Commercial green crab only license 1. License required. It is unlawful for a person to engage in the activities authorized by subsection 2 without a current commercial green crab only license. This subsection does not apply to a person who holds a current lobster and crab fishing license issued pursuant to section 6421, subsection […]
12 §6809. Green Crab Management Fund
§6809. Green Crab Management Fund 1. Fund established. The Green Crab Management Fund, referred to in this section as the “fund,” is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund within the department. [PL 2001, c. 186, §1 (NEW).] 2. Purposes of fund. The commissioner shall use the fund for research and management programs for the […]
12 §6810. Method of fishing
§6810. Method of fishing 1. Authorized traps. It is unlawful to fish for green crabs under a license issued pursuant to section 6808 with traps not authorized by the commissioner. [PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §9 (AMD).] 2. Trap design; rules. The commissioner shall establish authorized green crab trap designs by rule. Rules […]
12 §6772. Methods of sale and inspection of marine worms (REPEALED)
§6772. Methods of sale and inspection of marine worms (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 583 (RP).