Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6724 — Otter trawl in Penobscot River
Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 9 MARINE RESOURCES·Ch. 623 SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
1.Prohibition.
A person may not fish for or take scallops by use of an otter trawl inside and upriver of a line drawn from the lighthouse on Dice Head, Castine to Turtle Head on Islesboro and thence to the town wharf at Bayside, Northport.
2.Violations.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which the following penalties apply:
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Legislative History
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §6 (RPR).
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Otter trawl in Penobscot River