Maine § 12 §6808 Commercial green crab only license

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §6808 — Commercial green crab only license

Maine § 12 §6808

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 623SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6808 (2026).

Text

1.License required. It is unlawful for a person to engage in the activities authorized by subsection 2 without a current commercial green crab only license. This subsection does not apply to a person who holds a current lobster and crab fishing license issued pursuant to section 6421, subsection 1, paragraph A, B, C or E.

2.Licensed activities. The holder of a commercial green crab only license may fish for or take green crabs or possess, ship, transport or sell green crabs that the license holder has taken.

3.Reporting; rules.

4.Exemptions. 4-A. Exemptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a license is not required to fish for, take, possess or transport green crabs for personal use if the green crabs are taken by hand or by a method exempted from licensing requirements under section 650

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1.
License required.
It is unlawful for a person to engage in the activities authorized by subsection 2 without a current commercial green crab only license. This subsection does not apply to a person who holds a current lobster and crab fishing license issued pursuant to section 6421, subsection 1, paragraph A, B, C or E.
2.
Licensed activities.
The holder of a commercial green crab only license may fish for or take green crabs or possess, ship, transport or sell green crabs that the license holder has taken.
3.
Reporting; rules.
4.
Exemptions.
4-A.
Exemptions.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, a license is not required to fish for, take, possess or transport green crabs for personal use if the green crabs are taken by hand or by a method exempted from licensing requirements under section 6501, subsection 3, paragraph A.
4-B.
Municipal exemption.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, a license is not required to fish for, take, possess or transport green crabs if the green crabs are taken by a person acting at the direction of a municipal shellfish management committee, established pursuant to section 6671, subsection 2, for the purpose of municipal shellfish management. Green crabs taken under this exemption may not be sold.
5.
Eligibility.
A commercial green crab only license may be issued only to an individual.
6.
License fees.
The fee for a commercial green crab only license is $2 for a resident license and $4 for a nonresident license, which authorizes the license holder to engage in the licensed activities under subsection 2.
7.
Surcharge fees.
In addition to the license fees established in subsection 6, the commissioner shall assess a surcharge on each license issued under this section as follows, which must be deposited in the Green Crab Management Fund established in section 6809:
8.
Prohibition.
The holder of a commercial green crab only license may not have aboard a boat used for crab fishing any lobster or lobster parts.

Legislative History

PL 2001, c. 186, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 170, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §§33, 34 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 229, §19 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 492, §§9-11 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §§23-25 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 225, §§10, 11 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 563, §7 (AMD).