Maine § 12 §6748 Handfishing sea urchin license

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §6748 — Handfishing sea urchin license

Maine § 12 §6748

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 623SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6748 (2026).

Text

1.License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current handfishing sea urchin license or other license issued under this Part authorizing the activities. A person acting as tender to an individual possessing a current individual handfishing sea urchin license issued under subsection 4, paragraph A shall possess a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license issued under section 6535. The handfishing sea urchin license with tender issued under subsection 4, paragraph B authorizes a person to engage in the activities described in section 6535, subsection 2 aboard the licensee’s boat when it is engaged in the harvesting of sea urchins. 1-A. Exception. A person may act as a tender to an individual possessing a current handfishing sea urch

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1.
License required.
A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current handfishing sea urchin license or other license issued under this Part authorizing the activities. A person acting as tender to an individual possessing a current individual handfishing sea urchin license issued under subsection 4, paragraph A shall possess a sea urchin and scallop diving tender license issued under section 6535. The handfishing sea urchin license with tender issued under subsection 4, paragraph B authorizes a person to engage in the activities described in section 6535, subsection 2 aboard the licensee’s boat when it is engaged in the harvesting of sea urchins.
1-A.
Exception.
A person may act as a tender to an individual possessing a current handfishing sea urchin license with tender issued under subsection 4, paragraph B without being licensed under this Part if that person has met the tender safety requirements adopted by rule pursuant to section 6533.
2.
Licensed activity.
The holder of a handfishing sea urchin license may take sea urchins by hand or possess, ship, transport or sell sea urchins.
3.
Eligibility.
A handfishing sea urchin license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident.
4.
Zone 2 fee.
Fees for Zone 2 handfishing sea urchin licenses are:
4-A.
Temporary Zone 1 fee.
4-B.
Zone 1 fee.
Fees for Zone 1 handfishing sea urchin licenses are, if the Zone 1 season is not longer than 10 days:
5.
Rebuttable presumption.
It is unlawful for an individual to dive from a vessel with sea urchins on board unless that individual is licensed under this section. It is a rebuttable presumption that an individual diving from a vessel with sea urchins on board at any time of the year is diving for the purpose of fishing for or taking sea urchins.
5.
(REALLOCATED TO T. 12, §6748, sub-§6) Violation.
6.
(REALLOCATED FROM T. 12, §6748, sub-§5) Violation.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

Legislative History

PL 1993, c. 416, §2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 416, §4 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 327, §4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B46 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 667, §A7 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §WW19 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §23 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 396, §8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 561, §28 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 598, §§36, 37 (AMD). RR 2013, c. 1, §23 (COR). PL 2013, c. 282, §6 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 201, §4 (AMD).