| | 1. Prohibition.__A person may not improperly operate a fishway | required under this subchapter in a manner that results in a fish | kill. |
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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 equivalent to the value of the | fish killed but not more than $10,000 for each day of that | violation 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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| | 3. Rules; definition.__The department and the Department of | Marine Resources shall jointly make rules defining "fish kill." |
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| | Sec. 308. 12 MRSA §12763, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| §12763. Use or possession of gill net; Penobscot |
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| Nation research; department personnel |
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| | 1. Prohibition. Except as otherwise allowed under this | section, a person, including any agent of the State, may not use | or possess a gill net. |
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| A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime. | The court shall also impose a fine of $20 for each fish | unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended. |
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| | 2. Penobscot Nation research. Under the direction of its | director, the staff of the Department of Natural Resources of the | Penobscot Nation may use gill nets for the purpose of scientific | fisheries research and management on any waters within, flowing | through or adjacent to Penobscot Indian territory as defined in | Title 30, section 6205, subsection 2. |
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| A. The authority granted under this subsection is subject | to the following constraints. |
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| (1) Both ends of the gill net must be marked with | buoys that are clearly visible from a distance of 300 | feet and that identify the Department of Natural | Resources of the Penobscot Nation as the owner of the | net. |
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