Maine § 12 §6140 Atlantic salmon license

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §6140 — Atlantic salmon license

Maine § 12 §6140

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 605GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6140 (2026).

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1.License required. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not fish for Atlantic salmon from any state waters without a current Atlantic salmon license.

2.Licensed activity. The holder of an Atlantic salmon license may fish for Atlantic salmon in inland and coastal waters of the State.

3.License fees. The following provisions govern license fees.

4.Atlantic salmon; possession, buying or selling. A person may not possess, buy or sell Atlantic salmon unless each fish is clearly identified by one of the following methods:

5.Exceptions. This section does not apply to a person holding a lease that allows that person to engage in the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in this State while conducting authorized activities on that person's lease site.

6.Agent's fee. Any clerk

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1.
License required.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not fish for Atlantic salmon from any state waters without a current Atlantic salmon license.
2.
Licensed activity.
The holder of an Atlantic salmon license may fish for Atlantic salmon in inland and coastal waters of the State.
3.
License fees.
The following provisions govern license fees.
4.
Atlantic salmon; possession, buying or selling.
A person may not possess, buy or sell Atlantic salmon unless each fish is clearly identified by one of the following methods:
5.
Exceptions.
This section does not apply to a person holding a lease that allows that person to engage in the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in this State while conducting authorized activities on that person's lease site.
6.
Agent's fee.
Any clerk or agent appointed by the department to issue an Atlantic salmon license shall retain $2 for each license issued.
7.
Use of license fees.
All license fees must be used by the commissioner for purposes of conservation and management of the Atlantic salmon in this State.
8.
Duplicates.
The department or its agents shall issue a duplicate license to any person whose license was accidentally lost or destroyed. The fee for a replacement license is $1.
9.
Fishing in inland waters.
When fishing in inland waters, the holder of a license authorized under this section is subject to all the provisions of Part 13.