Maine § 12 §12657 Advance baiting

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12657 — Advance baiting

Maine § 12 §12657

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 923FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12657 (2026).

Text

1.Prohibition. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may not deposit any meat, bones, dead fish, parts of meat, bones, or dead fish or other food for fish for the purpose of luring fish, a practice known as "advance baiting."

2.Exception. A person may place food particles in a baitfish trap for the purpose of luring baitfish.

3.Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

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1.
Prohibition.
Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may not deposit any meat, bones, dead fish, parts of meat, bones, or dead fish or other food for fish for the purpose of luring fish, a practice known as "advance baiting."
2.
Exception.
A person may place food particles in a baitfish trap for the purpose of luring baitfish.
3.
Penalty.
The following penalties apply to violations of this section.