| B.__A person other than the owner of a weir used to fish for | or take eels in inland waters may not tend that weir while | the weir is immersed unless that person has in the person's | possession written permission from the owner to tend the | weir or is in the presence of the owner and has the owner's | permission to tend the weir. |
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| A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime. |
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| | 7. Other harvesting methods for suckers.__Notwithstanding | subsection 1, a person licensed or otherwise entitled to fish in | Maine waters may take suckers for that person's use in all | rivers, brooks and streams that are open to fishing between April | 1st and June 30th of each calendar year by the use of a hand | spear, by bow and arrow or by snagging. |
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| A.__A person may not use a bow and arrow to harvest suckers | unless the arrow used has a barbed or pronged point and the | arrow is attached to the bow with a line. |
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| B. The following penalties apply to violations of paragraph | A. |
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| (1) A person who violates paragraph A commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor | more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| (2) A person who violates paragraph A 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. B-254. 12 MRSA §12507, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. | 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are repealed and the | following enacted in their place: |
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| | 5.__Requirements. A licensee shall: |
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| A.__Keep a license issued under subsection 2 constantly and | publicly posted in the office or place of business of the | licensee; |
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| B.__Be licensed for each wholesale and retail outlet from | which a person sells fish; |
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| C.__Identify in a manner approved by the commissioner the | name and address of the source of all fish offered for sale | or sold under this section; and |
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