CHAPTER 200
H.P. 824 - L.D. 1078
An Act to Restrict the Commercial Harvest of Snapping Turtles in Order to Ensure Sustainability of the Resource
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7470, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 608, is amended to read:
2. Rules. The commissioner shall promulgate adopt rules pertaining to harvest methods, confinement and disposal of snapping turtles. The commissioner may by rule:
A. Require reporting of commercial harvest activities;
B. Establish a season including daily and season possession limits;
C. Establish size limits; and
D. Establish a fee schedule to implement a permit system under this section.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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