Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7552, sub-§5-A, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 387, §27, is further amended to read:

C. Whenever the last day of open-water fishing season falls on a Saturday, the season is extended one day to include the following Sunday; and

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7552, sub-§5-A, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 319, §1, is further amended to read:

D. The commissioner by rule may extend the open-water fishing season as long as such an extension does not pose a threat to the fishery. Rules adopted under this paragraph may include provisions that establish catch- and-release-only restrictions on landlocked salmon, trout, togue and bass.; and

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7552, sub-§5-A, ¶E is enacted to read:

E.__And any rule prohibiting the taking of smelt adopted by the commissioner, smelt fishing by use of a dip net is allowed on that part of Long Lake and its tributaries in Township 17, Range 3, Aroostook County.__The bag limit is 2 quarts per person.

SUMMARY

This bill allows smelt fishing by use of a dip net on that part of Long Lake and its tributaries in Township 17, Range 3, Aroostook County. The bill also sets the bag limit at 2 quarts per person.