Maine § 12 §12457 Restricted areas

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12457 — Restricted areas

Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 13 INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE·Ch. 923 FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS

1.Closed waters. Except as the commissioner may by rule provide and as provided in subsection 2, the following waters are closed to fishing:

2.Prohibition. A person may not fish in inland waters closed to fishing as described in this section except that a person may fish for river herring and smelts in the manner provided under the laws regulating marine resources.

3.Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. The court shall also impose a fine of $20, none of which may be suspended, for each fish unlawfully possessed.

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1.
Closed waters.
Except as the commissioner may by rule provide and as provided in subsection 2, the following waters are closed to fishing:
2.
Prohibition.
A person may not fish in inland waters closed to fishing as described in this section except that a person may fish for river herring and smelts in the manner provided under the laws regulating marine resources.
3.
Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. The court shall also impose a fine of $20, none of which may be suspended, for each fish unlawfully possessed.

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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, §B245 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 477, §15 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 550, §8 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 253, §27 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 499, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 150, §3 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 41, §1 (AMD).