| | | 1.__Five-line limit.__Unless otherwise provided by rule, a | | person licensed to fish may not fish through the ice with more | | than 5 lines set or otherwise. |
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| | | A.__Except as provided in paragraph B, the licensee shall | | have all lines under that person's immediate supervision. |
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| | | B.__In waters that have been opened under section 12454, | | subsection 1, paragraph B, a person fishing for cusk in the | | nighttime shall visit at least once every hour all lines set | | by that person for cusk. |
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| | | 2.__Penalty.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | this section. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates this section commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | B.__A person who violates this section after having been | | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations | | under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a | | Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 284. 12 MRSA §12661, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Prohibitions and requirements. A person who owns any | shack or temporary structure used for ice fishing may not: |
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| | A. Leave May not leave or allow the shack or structure to | | remain on the ice of any inland waters more than 3 days | | after the waters on which the shack or structure is located | | are closed to ice fishing; |
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| | B. Place May not place or allow the shack or structure to | | be placed on the ice of any inland waters more than 3 days | | before the waters on which the shack or structure is located | | are opened to ice fishing; or |
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| | C. Fail to Shall have painted on the outside of the shack | | or structure in 2-inch letters the owner's name and address | | when the shack or structure is on the ice of any inland | | waters. |
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| | | Sec. 285. 12 MRSA §12661, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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