Maine Statutes
§ 12 §6749-C — Rules
Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 9 MARINE RESOURCES·Ch. 623 SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
1.Importation and processing.
The commissioner may adopt rules under this subchapter that require a sea urchins processor to maintain records sufficient to identify the point of origin of sea urchins received by that processor.
2.Fisheries management.
The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 607, subchapter I to promote the conservation and propagation of sea urchins. Those rules may include, but are not limited to, limits on size of drags used to take sea urchins, limits on the nighttime dragging of sea urchins and tolerance allowance for the harvesting of sea urchins less than 2 inches in the longest diameter.
3.Minimum size.
Before January 1, 1994, the commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the method for determining whether a sea urchin measures less than 2 inches in the
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Legislative History
PL 1993, c. 416, §2 (NEW).
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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