Maine § 12 §6521 Dumping of dead marine animals or scaled finfish

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §6521 — Dumping of dead marine animals or scaled finfish

Maine § 12 §6521

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 621FINFISH LICENSES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6521 (2026).

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1.Deposition of dead marine animals; exception. A person may not deposit or discard, in intertidal zones or in harbors or rivers below the dividing line between tidewater and fresh water, any dead marine animal or its parts, except that:

2.Scaled finfish. A person may not deposit, release or dump into the coastal waters any dead or alive finfish from which the scales have been removed.

3.Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.

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Deposition of dead marine animals; exception.
A person may not deposit or discard, in intertidal zones or in harbors or rivers below the dividing line between tidewater and fresh water, any dead marine animal or its parts, except that:
2.
Scaled finfish.
A person may not deposit, release or dump into the coastal waters any dead or alive finfish from which the scales have been removed.
3.
Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.