Sec. B-246. 12 MRSA §12460 is enacted to read:

§12460.__Smelt fishing in Long Lake

Notwithstanding section 12456, a person may fish for smelt by use of a dip net in the parts of Long Lake and its tributaries that are within Township 17, Range 3, Aroostook County.__A person may not:

1.__Exceed daily bag limit.__Exceed the daily bag limit of 2 quarts per person.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime; or

2.__Harvest for commercial purposes.__Harvest smelt for commercial purposes.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime for which a fine of not less than $1,000 may be adjudged.

3.__Repeal.__This section is repealed December 31, 2005.

Sec. B-247. 12 MRSA §12501, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

7. Reciprocity with New Hampshire. When similar legislation is enacted by As long as the State of New Hampshire has similar laws, a fishing license issued to any person by either this State or New Hampshire meets all requirements of the law for a fishing license with respect to fishing in any lake or pond that lies partly in both of the states of Maine and New Hampshire.

Sec. B-248. 12 MRSA §12502, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

2.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

A.__A person who violates the terms of a special privilege under this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

B.__A person who violates the terms of a special privilege under 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.