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| | | An Act Regarding Alewife Harvesting |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7153, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 387, §10, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Issuance. The commissioner may issue permits to fish for | | or possess alewives, eels, suckers, lampreys and yellow perch | | under rules that the commissioner establishes, if these permits | | do not interfere with rights granted under section 6131. The | | commissioner may place conditions on the usage of gear allowed | | under this subsection.__The commissioner may prohibit or restrict | | the use of any gear used to concentrate species for harvest under | | this subsection. |
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| | | A. Eels may be harvested in inland waters using only eel | | pots or weirs. |
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| | B. Alewives, suckers | | harvested in inland waters using trap nets, dip nets or | | spears. |
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| | | C. Lampreys may be harvested in inland waters by use of a | | hand-held dip net or by hand. |
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| | | D.__Alewives may be harvested in inland waters using trap nets, dip nets, | | spears or fish pumps. |
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