| | 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following | enacted in its place: |
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