§ 12 §6861-A — Permitted and prohibited activities for crayfish dealers

Maine § 12 §6861-A

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 12: CONSERVATION
• Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
• Ch. 625: WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LICENSES

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1.
Meat.
Crayfish meat is subject to the following prohibitions.
2.
Mix or commingle.
A person may not:
3.
List.
It shall be unlawful to list, label, advertise, sell, offer for sale or represent, for the purpose of sale, crayfish as lobster or imitation lobster, unless the country or state of origin is clearly disclosed or the listing, labeling or advertising is designed to clearly and affirmatively reflect the product being offered for sale.
4.
Records.
Any person, licensed under section 6851 or 6852 who deals in crayfish, shall make records available to a marine patrol officer on demand.
5.
Rules.
The commissioner shall adopt or amend any rules necessary to supervise and control licensees dealing in crayfish and to protect the interests of the State in the conduct, management and operation of the business of dealing in crayfish to assure compliance with this section.
6.
Penalties.
The following penalties apply to violations of this section.
7.
License exception for bait purposes.
A license shall not be required for crayfish kept or sold for bait purposes and marked or labeled "Not for Human Consumption."

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 348, §13 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §§F32-34 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 523, §14 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 468, §35 (AMD). RR 2013, c. 2, §18 (COR).