Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6675 — Shellfish reseeding program
Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 9 MARINE RESOURCES·Ch. 623 SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
The department shall carry out a program of shellfish reseeding. The program shall include such activities as the transplanting of soft shell clams from areas of large concentrations to potentially productive areas, and relaying shellfish otherwise inhibited from attaining optimum market size. The program may be carried out in cooperation with municipal and joint shellfish conservation programs. The department may close areas under section 6171 to protect reseeded flats, including areas subject to municipal shellfish conservation ordinances.
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Legislative History
PL 1983, c. 559, §2 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 12 §6601
Commercial shellfish license§ 12 §6602
Surf clam boat license§ 12 §661
Declaration of policy§ 12 §662
Definitions§ 12 §6621
Closed areas§ 12 §6622
Quahogs; minimum size§ 12 §6623
Method of taking soft shell clams§ 12 §6624
Quahog tax§ 12 §6625
Identification and tagging of shellfish§ 12 §6626
Scallop conservation areas§ 12 §663
Establishment; area§ 12 §664
Administration§ 12 §6651
Shellfish Fund§ 12 §666
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