Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6728-C — Dive-only areas
Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 9 MARINE RESOURCES·Ch. 623 SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
1.Dragging in dive-only areas prohibited.
A person may not take scallops by dragging in a dive-only area, as established in subsection 2.
2.Dive-only areas established.
At the written request of a municipality, the commissioner may establish in harbors where there are 5 or more moorings within that municipality dive-only areas where a person may fish for or take scallops by hand.
3.Violation.
A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which the following penalties apply:
4.Rules.
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
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Legislative History
PL 2013, c. 230, §1 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 12 §6728
Limits in Cobscook Bay§ 12 §6728-A
Shell size minimum (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6729) (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6721-A)§ 12 §6728-B
Habitual violations§ 12 §6728-C
Dive-only areas