§6501. Commercial fishing license (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) 1. License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current: A. Commercial fishing license for a resident operator; [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §10 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] B. […]
§6502-A. Commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license 1. Definition. As used in this section, “pelagic or anadromous fish” means Atlantic herring, whiting, spiny dogfish, river herring, Atlantic mackerel, blueback herring, squid, butterfish, scup, black sea bass, smelt and shad. [PL 2019, c. 640, §3 (AMD).] 2. License required. A person may not engage in […]
§6502-B. Carrier license 1. License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current carrier license. [PL 2019, c. 332, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 332, §3 (AFF).] 2. Licensed activity. If rules adopted pursuant to subsection 5 allow vessels to possess or transport fish, the holder […]
§6502-C. Menhaden fishing license 1. License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current: A. Resident commercial menhaden fishing license; [PL 2019, c. 640, §4 (NEW).] B. Nonresident commercial menhaden fishing license; or [PL 2019, c. 640, §4 (NEW).] C. Noncommercial menhaden fishing license. […]
§6502. Nonresident special tuna permit A nonresident individual may fish for, take, possess, ship, transport or sell tuna that the individual has taken, without a commercial fishing license, if the individual has a current special tuna permit. [PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §26 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).] 1. […]
§6503. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 459, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 12 §6503, sub-§3 (RP).
§6504. Atlantic salmon (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 662, §1 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 680, §4 (RP). PL 1985, c. 506, §B10 (RP).
§6505-A. Elver fishing license 1. License required. Except as provided in section 6302‑A and section 6302‑B, a person may not engage in the activities authorized under subsection 1‑A unless the person is issued one of the following elver fishing licenses under this section: A. A resident elver fishing license for one device; [PL […]
§6505-B. Elver gear fees 1. Elver fyke net and Sheldon eel trap fee. A person may not submerge an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap in the waters of the State to fish for or take elvers unless the net or trap owner pays annually the following fees: A. Fifty dollars per […]
§6505-C. Eel harvesting license 1. License required. A person may not fish for or take eels in the coastal waters of the State or possess, ship, transport or sell eels that the person has taken in the coastal waters of the State without an eel harvesting license. [PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §31 […]
§6505-D. Eel and Elver Management Fund 1. Fund established. The Eel and Elver Management Fund, referred to in this section as the “fund,” is established as a dedicated, nonlapsing fund. [PL 1995, c. 536, Pt. A, §8 (NEW).] 2. Permissible uses. The commissioner may use the fund to research and manage the State’s eel […]
§6505. Eel fishing license (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 492, §4 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 536, §A7 (RP).
§6506. Commercial halibut fishing license 1. License required. Beginning January 1, 2023, a person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current: A. Commercial halibut fishing license for a resident operator; [PL 2021, c. 627, §5 (NEW).] B. Commercial halibut fishing license for a resident operator and all […]
