Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6749-A — Minimum size
Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 9 MARINE RESOURCES·Ch. 623 SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
1.Zone 1 prohibition.
Except as provided in this subsection, a person may not take, possess, ship, transport, buy or sell a sea urchin having shell measurements less than the minimum size established by rule for Zone 1.
2.Zone 2 prohibition.
A person may not take, possess, ship, transport, buy or sell a sea urchin having shell measurements less than the minimum size established by rule for Zone 2. A person may take a sea urchin that measures less than the minimum size established by rule for Zone 2 if that sea urchin is culled on board immediately after harvesting and is liberated alive into the marine waters.
3.Rules.
The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section and to provide for increases in the minimum shell size of sea urchins after consultation with t
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Legislative History
PL 1993, c. 416, §2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 327, §9 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 200, §2 (RPR).
Nearby Sections
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§ 12 §6749-A
Minimum size§ 12 §6749-C
Rules§ 12 §6749-D
Vessel limitation§ 12 §6749-N
Closed areas; zone identification§ 12 §6749-O
Limited entry; exceptions§ 12 §6749-P
Licenses by zone§ 12 §6749-Q
License surcharges§ 12 §6749-R
Sea Urchin Research Fund§ 12 §6749-S
Log books for sea urchin buyers and processors§ 12 §6749-T
Repeal§ 12 §6749-U
Extension of closing dates§ 12 §6749-V
Dragging closure§ 12 §6749-W
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