Each day a person violates a condition or restriction placed on the use of gear allowed under this subsection, that person commits a Class E crime.

3.__Fees; transfer of permit. The minimum fee for an individual permit for alewives, suckers, lampreys and yellow perch is $42.__A crew permit may be sold for alewives, suckers, lampreys and yellow perch for $100, authorizing up to 3 persons to engage in the permitted activity.__The annual fee for an eel pot or weir permit is $100.__An eel pot or eel weir permit is not transferable.

4.__Five-year limited entry; eel weirs.__A person is ineligible to receive an eel weir permit unless that person possessed a valid eel weir permit for calendar year 1995.__The department shall adopt routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A regarding the issuance of eel weir permits.__The number of weirs and the number of square miles of watersheds in this State fished by eel weirs can be no more than those permitted in calendar year 1995.

5.__Exception to permit requirement.__Notwithstanding subsection 1:

A.__A person may fish for alewives by use of a dip net or single hook and line for consumption by that person or members of that person's family, provided that the person takes or possesses no more than one bushel in any day and provided also that the alewives are not taken from any waters in which a municipality or other person has been granted exclusive rights under section 6131;

B.__A person may fish for or possess alewives from inland waters if that person has been granted fishing rights under section 6131; and

C.__A person may take suckers for use as bait for fishing in inland waters as provided in section 12551-A without a permit under subsection 2.

6.__Eels and elvers prohibitions.__The following prohibitions apply to the harvesting of eels and elvers in inland waters.

A.__A person may not fish for or take elvers from inland waters.