Title 12, Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES

Title 12, Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES

Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH

Article 1: LICENSES

12 §6601. Commercial shellfish license

12 §6602. Surf clam boat license

Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING

12 §6621. Closed areas

12 §6622. Quahogs; minimum size (REPEALED)

12 §6623. Method of taking soft shell clams

12 §6624. Quahog tax (REPEALED)

12 §6625. Identification and tagging of shellfish

12 §6626. Scallop conservation areas

Article 3: SHELLFISH FUND

12 §6651. Shellfish Fund

Article 4: MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

12 §6671. Municipal shellfish conservation programs

12 §6672. Green crab fencing program (REPEALED)

12 §6673. Municipal shellfish aquaculture permit

12 §6674. Interference with municipal shellfish aquaculture permit

12 §6675. Shellfish reseeding program

12 §6676. Summary of municipal ordinances

Article 5: SOFT-SHELL CLAM MANAGEMENT

12 §6681. Soft-shell clam management

Article 6: WATER QUALITY

12 §6691. Water quality samplers

Subchapter 2: SCALLOPS

Article 1: LICENSES

12 §6701. Scallop license

12 §6702. Scallop dragging license

12 §6703. Noncommercial scallop license; fee

12 §6704. Handfishing sea urchin license (REPEALED)

12 §6705. Sea urchin boat license (REPEALED)

12 §6706. Limited entry

Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING

12 §6720. Vessel limitation

12 §6721. Minimum size (REPEALED)

12 §6721-A. Shell size minimum (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6728-A)

12 §6722. Scallop season

12 §6723. Drag limits in Blue Hill Bay (REPEALED)

12 §6724. Otter trawl in Penobscot River

12 §6725. Possession of illegal scallops

12 §6726. Ring size

12 §6727. Drag width (REPEALED)

12 §6728. Limits in Cobscook Bay

12 §6728-A. Shell size minimum (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6729) (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6721-A)

12 §6728-B. Habitual violations

12 §6728-C. Dive-only areas

Article 3: SCALLOP RESEARCH

12 §6729. License surcharges

12 §6729-A. Scallop Research Fund

12 §6729-B. Scallop Advisory Council

Subchapter 2-A: QUAHOGS

Article 1: LICENSES

12 §6731. Mahogany quahogs

12 §6731-A. Mahogany quahog monitoring program

12 §6732. Other quahogs

Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING

12 §6741. Minimum size (REPEALED)

12 §6742. Quahog tax (REPEALED)

12 §6742-A. Mahogany quahog tax (REPEALED)

12 §6743. Closed areas

Subchapter 2-B: MUSSELS

12 §6745. Hand-raking mussel license

12 §6746. Mussel boat license

12 §6746-A. Night prohibition

12 §6747. Closed areas

Subchapter 2-C: SEA URCHINS

Article 1: LICENSES

12 §6748. Handfishing sea urchin license

12 §6748-A. Sea urchin draggers license

12 §6748-B. Sea urchin boat tender license (REPEALED)

12 §6748-C. Drags

12 §6748-D. Sea urchin hand-raking and trapping license

Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING

12 §6749. Sea urchin harvesting season and open days

12 §6749-A. Minimum size

12 §6749-B. Sea urchins and lobsters; simultaneous possession or transport prohibited

12 §6749-C. Rules

12 §6749-D. Vessel limitation

Article 3: EMERGENCY LIMITATIONS; SEA URCHIN FISHERY

12 §6749-N. Closed areas; zone identification

12 §6749-O. Limited entry; exceptions

12 §6749-P. Licenses by zone

12 §6749-Q. License surcharges

12 §6749-R. Sea Urchin Research Fund

12 §6749-S. Log books for sea urchin buyers and processors

12 §6749-T. Repeal (REPEALED)

12 §6749-U. Extension of closing dates

12 §6749-V. Dragging closure

12 §6749-W. Open days (REPEALED)

12 §6749-X. Sea Urchin Zone Council

12 §6749-Y. Penalty

12 §6749-Z. Changing zones

Subchapter 3: MARINE WORMS

Article 1: LICENSES

12 §6751. Marine worm digger's license

12 §6752. Exception for personal use

Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND INSPECTION

12 §6771. Taking marine worms by hand

12 §6772. Methods of sale and inspection of marine worms (REPEALED)

Article 3: MARINE WORM FUND

12 §6791. Marine Worm Fund

Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES

Article 1: LICENSES

12 §6801. Sea moss license (REPEALED)

12 §6801-A. Sea cucumber drag license

12 §6802. Seaweed permit (REPEALED)

12 §6803. Seaweed permit

12 §6803-A. Seaweed buyer's license

12 §6803-B. Seaweed buyer's surcharge

12 §6803-C. Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area

12 §6804. Commercial northern shrimp license

12 §6805. Shrimp Management Fund

12 §6806. Seaweed Management Fund (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6804)

12 §6807. Seaweed harvesting rules (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6805)

12 §6808. Commercial green crab only license

12 §6809. Green Crab Management Fund

12 §6810. Method of fishing

12 §6810-A. Marine harvesting demonstration license

12 §6810-B. Aquaculture license

Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING

12 §6811. Sea cucumber harvesting season

12 §6812. Sea cucumber drag

12 §6813. Sea Cucumber Management Fund

12 §6814. Sea cucumber rules

Article 3: LIMITATIONS ON SEA CUCUMBER DRAG LICENSES

12 §6821. Limited entry

12 §6822. Licenses by area

12 §6823. Changing sea cucumber management areas

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