§6445. Logbooks for lobster harvesters
The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring any person holding a lobster and crab fishing license to maintain a logbook. The rules must indicate the type of data that must be recorded in the logbook, the manner for producing the logbooks and the method for analyzing data from the logbooks. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the logbook that is sufficient to recover all costs associated with the production of the logbook and the analysis of the data. Fees received by the department from the sale of logbooks are dedicated revenue and must be used by the department for the purposes of this section. The logbook and data analysis may be produced and conducted by the department or may be produced and conducted by a public or private entity under contract with the department. Disclosure of any data collected under this section is subject to the confidentiality provisions of section 6173. A person who fails to maintain a logbook when required to do so commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. B, §3 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. D, §§1,2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 726, §1 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 771, §B3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
12 §6431-C. Lobster Management Fund
12 §6431-D. Boat trap limit (REPEALED)
12 §6433-A. Biodegradable escape panels
12 §6434. Molesting lobster gear
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 Scrubbing lobsters (REPEALED)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 Scrubbed lobsters (REPEALED)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 Areas of limited lobster fishing (REPEALED)
12 §6439-A. Limited lobster fishing in the vicinity of Kittery (REPEALED)
12 §6439-B. Limited lobster fishing in certain portions of Saco Bay (REPEALED)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 §6442. Lobster identification tags; fee authorized
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