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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

 
3-A.__Aquarium.__"Aquarium" means an enclosed container used
in importing, possessing or displaying nonnative and exotic
species of fish or other aquatic organisms that has a closed
operating system, that is located within a home, exhibition
building or other permanent all-season structure and that does
not allow the discharge of water or aquatic organisms into the
inland waters of the State.

 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§9, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
B. In Washington County: East Grand Lake; Mud Lake; St.
Croix River; Spednic Lake; and Grand Falls flowage.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§20, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
20. Exotic. "Exotic" means of foreign nature or character,
not native, introduced from abroad, and not fully naturalized or
acclimatized.

 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§22, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
22. Fish, the noun. "Fish" means a cold-blooded, completely
aquatic vertebrate characteristically having gills, fins and an
elongated streamlined body usually covered with scales, and
includes any physical part of a fish. The term refers to fish
living predominantly in inland waters, and anadromus to
anadromous and catadromus catadromous fish while in inland
waters. Whenever the name of a fish, such as "bass" or "trout,"
is used, it means the named fish or any of its physical parts.

 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §10001, sub-§27, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
27. Fly-fishing. "Fly-fishing" means casting upon water and
retrieving in a manner in which the weight of the fly line
propels the fly. No more than 3 unbaited artificial flies
individually attached to a line may be used.


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