Unlawful use of bait

  1. Law
  2. Maine Revised Statutes
  3. CONSERVATION
  4. INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
  5. FISH AND WILDLIFE
  6. FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS
  7. UNLAWFUL FISHING METHODS
  8. Unlawful use of bait

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§12655. Unlawful use of bait

1.  Prohibition.  During times when fishing is limited by rule to the use of artificial lures only, a person may not use:  

A. Live bait;   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §278 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

B. Dead bait; or   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §278 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

C. Chemically preserved natural or organic bait.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §278 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §278 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

2.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.  

[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §278 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B278 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF).


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