Maine § 12 §12654 Unlawful angling or fishing

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12654 — Unlawful angling or fishing

Maine § 12 §12654

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 923FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12654 (2026).

Text

1.Prohibition. A person may not angle or fish other than by the use of the single baited hook and line, artificial flies, artificial lures and spinners, except that a person may take smelts in accordance with rules adopted with regard to the taking of smelts.

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

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1.
Prohibition.
A person may not angle or fish other than by the use of the single baited hook and line, artificial flies, artificial lures and spinners, except that a person may take smelts in accordance with rules adopted with regard to the taking of smelts.
2.
Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. The court shall also impose a fine of $20 for each fish unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended.