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 Methods of sale and inspection of marine worms (REPEALED)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 Methods of sale and inspection of marine worms (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW).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).
12 §6810-A. Marine harvesting demonstration license
§6810-A. Marine harvesting demonstration license 1. License required. Notwithstanding section 6074, an individual may not engage in an activity authorized under this section without a valid marine harvesting demonstration license. [PL 2003, c. 169, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 169, §3 (AFF).] 1-A. Eligibility. A marine harvesting demonstration license may be issued only to […]
12 §6749-O. Limited entry; exceptions
§6749-O. Limited entry; exceptions 1. Handfishing and dragging licenses. [PL 1997, c. 685, §2 (AMD); MRSA T. 12 §6749-O, sub-§1 (RP).] 2. Hand-raking and trapping license. [PL 1997, c. 685, §2 (AMD); MRSA T. 12 §6749-O, sub-§2 (RP).] 2-A. License eligibility. The commissioner may not issue a handfishing sea urchin license, a sea urchin dragging […]
12 §6749-P. Licenses by zone
§6749-P. Licenses by zone A person eligible to purchase a license under section 6749-O may purchase those licenses only for Zone 1 or Zone 2. All of those licenses issued to any one person in any one year must be for the same zone. A person may not change from the zone in which the […]
12 §6749-Q. License surcharges
§6749-Q. License surcharges The following surcharges are assessed on licenses issued by the department: [PL 2001, c. 327, §13 (AMD).] 1. Handfishing sea urchin license. One hundred and sixty dollars on a sea urchin handharvesting license; [PL 1995, c. 392, §8 (AMD).] 1-A. Sea urchin hand-raking and trapping license. One hundred and sixty […]
12 §6749-R. Sea Urchin Research Fund
§6749-R. Sea Urchin Research Fund The Sea Urchin Research Fund, referred to in this article as the “fund,” is established in the department. Balances in the fund may not lapse and must be carried forward and used for the purposes of this section. [PL 1993, c. 740, §3 (NEW).] 1. Uses of fund. The […]
12 §6749-S. Log books for sea urchin buyers and processors
§6749-S. Log books for sea urchin buyers and processors 1. Log book; rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring any person holding a wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin buyer’s permit or a wholesale seafood license with a sea urchin processor’s permit to maintain a log book. The rules must indicate the type of […]