Maine Statutes
§ 12 §12456 — Open seasons; exceptions
Maine § 12 §12456
JurisdictionMaine
Title 12CONSERVATION
Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Ch. 923FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12456 (2026).
Text
1.Open seasons.
1-A.
Open seasons.
The commissioner shall establish open seasons for fishing, except as provided in this section and section 6140‑A, subsection 4.
2.Exceptions.
Notwithstanding the open seasons established under subsection 1‑A:
3.Rules.
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A and may be adopted by emergency rulemaking pursuant to Title 5, section 8054.
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Legislative History
PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B244 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 237, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. C, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 214, §§4-6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 3, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 73, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §17 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 301, §33 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 9, §§1, 2 (AMD).
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 12 §12456, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/12%20%C2%A712456.