An Act To Repeal the Sunset on the Law Relating to the Landing of Dragged Crabs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 2009, c. 78, §1, is amended to read:
4. Exception. A license is not required for a person:
A. To take or catch crabs with bare hands or hook and line; or [PL 2009, c. 78, § 1 (NEW).]
B. Who is issued a commercial fishing license under section 6501 to take, possess and sell crabs that have been taken as bycatch while using an otter trawl within the exclusive economic zone as shown on the most recently published Federal Government nautical chart. Crabs taken by otter trawl within the territorial waters must be liberated alive immediately. [PL 2009, c. 78, § 1 (NEW).]
This subsection is repealed June 30, 2012.
summary
This bill eliminates the June 30, 2012 repeal date of the law that allows the taking or catching of crabs under certain circumstances, such as crabs taken as bycatch while using an otter trawl in a certain zone.