Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6725 — Possession of illegal scallops
Maine § 12 §6725
JurisdictionMaine
Title 12CONSERVATION
Part 9MARINE RESOURCES
Ch. 623SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
This text of Maine § 12 §6725 (Possession of illegal scallops) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6725 (2026).
Text
1.Prohibition.
A person may not possess, ship, transport, buy or sell scallops taken in violation of this subchapter.
2.Violations.
Notwithstanding section 6174, subsection 3, a person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which the following penalties apply:
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 557, §6 (RPR). PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §7 (RPR). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. I, §7 (RPR).
Nearby Sections
15
§ 12 §6701
Scallop license§ 12 §6702
Scallop dragging license§ 12 §6703
Noncommercial scallop license; fee§ 12 §6704
Handfishing sea urchin license§ 12 §6705
Sea urchin boat license§ 12 §6706
Limited entry§ 12 §671
Use of roads§ 12 §672
Access points and control stations§ 12 §6720
Vessel limitation§ 12 §6721
Minimum size§ 12 §6722
Scallop season§ 12 §6723
Drag limits in Blue Hill Bay§ 12 §6724
Otter trawl in Penobscot RiverCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Maine § 12 §6725, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/12%20%C2%A76725.