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Title 12, Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES
Subchapter 1: LICENSES
12 §6421. Lobster and crab fishing licenses
12 §6421-A. Moratorium on new licenses (REPEALED)
12 §6421-B. Lobster license appeals process (REPEALED)
12 §6421-C. Application of student and noncommercial license age requirements
12 §6422. Apprentice program
12 §6423. Lobster and crab fishing education program
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
12 §6431. Lobster measurement
12 §6431-A. Trap limit
12 §6431-B. Tag system
12 §6431-C. Lobster Management Fund
12 §6431-D. Boat trap limit (REPEALED)
12 §6431-E. Vessel limitation
12 §6431-F. Trap tags
12 §6431-G. Vessel operation
12 §6432. Methods of fishing
12 §6432-A. Bait
12 §6433. Escape vents
12 §6433-A. Biodegradable escape panels
12 §6433-B. Runners
12 §6434. Molesting lobster gear
12 §6435. Setting near weirs
12 §6436. Egg-bearing lobsters; v-notched lobsters
12 §6437. Scrubbing lobsters (REPEALED)
12 §6438. Scrubbed lobsters (REPEALED)
12 §6438-A. Artificial removal of eggs; prohibition
12 §6439. Areas of limited lobster fishing (REPEALED)
12 §6439-A. Limited lobster fishing in the vicinity of Kittery (REPEALED)
12 §6439-B. Limited lobster fishing in certain portions of Saco Bay (REPEALED)
12 §6440. Closed periods
12 §6441. Plugged lobsters
12 §6442. Lobster identification tags; fee authorized
12 §6443. Underwater storage
12 §6444. Dipping lobster traps or similar gear
12 §6445. Logbooks for lobster harvesters
12 §6445-A. Selling of lobsters or crabs by unlicensed crew members
12 §6446. Lobster management zones
12 §6447. Lobster management policy councils
12 §6448. Limited-entry zones
12 §6449. Island limited-entry programs
12 §6450. Temporary medical allowance
Subchapter 3: LOBSTER FUND
12 §6451. Lobster Fund
Subchapter 3-A: MAINE LOBSTER MARKETING COLLABORATIVE
12 §6455. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (REPEALED)
12 §6455-A. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12/31/26) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 12/31/26)
Subchapter 4: LOBSTER ADVISORY COUNCIL
12 §6461. Purpose
12 §6462. Lobster Advisory Council (REPEALED)
12 §6462-A. Lobster Advisory Council
12 §6463. Council programs and activities
Subchapter 4-A: LOBSTER RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND AND LOBSTER INNOVATION FUND
12 §6465. Education and Development Fund
12 §6466. Lobster Innovation Fund
Subchapter 5: MONHEGAN LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA
12 §6471. Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area
12 §6472. Closed and open seasons; trap limit
12 §6473. Fishing in other waters
12 §6474. Fishing without Monhegan trap tags prohibited
12 §6475. New participants
12 §6476. Former registrants
12 §6477. Student license holder
Subchapter 6: SWANS ISLAND LOBSTER CONSERVATION AREA
12 §6481. Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area
12 §6482. Fishing in Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area
Subchapter 7: LOBSTER LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
12 §6491. Lobster Legal Defense Fund established (REPEALED)
12 §6492. Use of fund (REPEALED)
12 §6493. Distribution of funds after June 30, 2024 (REPEALED)
12 §6494. Repeal (REPEALED)
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