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Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Subpart 4: FISH AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 923: FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS
Subchapter 2: LICENSE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS
§12512

§12511. Permit to introduce fish or fish spawn into private pond

1.  Permit required.  Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this Part, a person may not introduce fish or fish spawn into a private pond without a valid permit issued under this section. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime, except that, notwithstanding Title 17‑A, section 1704, the fine may not be less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000.  
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §22 (AMD).]
2.  Issuance.  The commissioner may issue a written permit to introduce fish or fish spawn into a private pond.  
[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §257 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B257 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §22 (AMD).
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