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Subchapter 1: LICENSES GENERALLY
12 §3801. Commercial licenses; residents (REPEALED) - §3801. Commercial licenses; residents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....
12 §3802. --Nonresidents (REPEALED) - §3802. --Nonresidents (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 565, §§2-7...
Subchapter 2: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES
Article 1: HERRING
12 §3851. Canning purposes (REPEALED) - §3851. Canning purposes (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 145...
12 §3852. Sale and purchase by standard unit of measure (REPEALED) - §3852. Sale and purchase by standard unit of measure (REPEALED)...
12 §3853. Boats to be sealed (REPEALED) - §3853. Boats to be sealed (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
12 §3854. Payment by cash or written acknowledgment (REPEALED) - §3854. Payment by cash or written acknowledgment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §3855. Size (REPEALED) - §3855. Size (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 425, §6...
12 §3856. Artificial lights in taking (REPEALED) - §3856. Artificial lights in taking (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
12 §3857. Penalties (REPEALED) - §3857. Penalties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 425, §7...
Article 2: QUAHOGS
12 §3901. Minimum size (REPEALED) - §3901. Minimum size (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661,...
Article 3: SALMON
12 §3951. Closed season (REPEALED) - §3951. Closed season (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 264...
12 §3951-A. Coho salmon; closed season (REPEALED) - §3951-A. Coho salmon; closed season (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971,...
Article 4: SCALLOPS
12 §4001. License (REPEALED) - §4001. License (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 565, §8...
12 §4002. Closed season (REPEALED) - §4002. Closed season (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 337,...
12 §4003. Minimum size (REPEALED) - §4003. Minimum size (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661,...
12 §4004. Dragging; Blue Hill Bay (REPEALED) - §4004. Dragging; Blue Hill Bay (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
Article 5: SEA MOSS
12 §4051. License; resident and nonresident (REPEALED) - §4051. License; resident and nonresident (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...
Article 5-A: SHRIMPS
12 §4062. Netting (REPEALED) - §4062. Netting (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 468 (NEW)....
Article 6: SMELTS
12 §4101. Closed season (REPEALED) - §4101. Closed season (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661,...
12 §4102. Marking ice fishing shacks (REPEALED) - §4102. Marking ice fishing shacks (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
Article 7: TUNA
12 §4151. Method of taking; penalties (REPEALED) - §4151. Method of taking; penalties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
Article 8: PROHIBITED ACTS
12 §4201. Seines or nets not to be set near weirs (REPEALED) - §4201. Seines or nets not to be set near weirs...
12 §4202. Otter trawls unlawful (REPEALED) - §4202. Otter trawls unlawful (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....
12 §4203. Otter or beam trawls prohibited in Washington County (REPEALED) - §4203. Otter or beam trawls prohibited in Washington County (REPEALED)...
12 §4204. Trawls; size and use in Casco Bay and adjacent waters (REPEALED) - §4204. Trawls; size and use in Casco Bay and adjacent...
12 §4205. Vessels over 65 feet; use in Casco Bay and adjacent waters (REPEALED) - §4205. Vessels over 65 feet; use in Casco Bay and...
12 §4206. Dumping of dead or scaled fish (REPEALED) - §4206. Dumping of dead or scaled fish (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4207. Use of dynamite or poison (REPEALED) - §4207. Use of dynamite or poison (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4208. Purse seines not to be set near certain stop seines (REPEALED) - §4208. Purse seines not to be set near certain stop...
12 §4209. Purse seines in Washington County (REPEALED) - §4209. Purse seines in Washington County (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4210. Taking of striped or sea bass (REPEALED) - §4210. Taking of striped or sea bass (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4211. Importing marine species (REPEALED) - §4211. Importing marine species (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c....
12 §4212. Dragging in Spruce Creek (REPEALED) - §4212. Dragging in Spruce Creek (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971,...
12 §4213. Use of seine or gill nets on Union River (REPEALED) - §4213. Use of seine or gill nets on Union River...
12 §4214. Dragging in charted cable areas (REPEALED) - §4214. Dragging in charted cable areas (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Subchapter 3: SHELLFISH AND MARINE WORMS
Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
12 §4251. Municipal funds for conservation (REPEALED) - §4251. Municipal funds for conservation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965,...
12 §4252. Municipal ordinances for regulation and licensing (REPEALED) - §4252. Municipal ordinances for regulation and licensing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4252-A. Green crab fencing program (REPEALED) - §4252-A. Green crab fencing program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...
12 §4253. Cultivation of oysters (REPEALED) - §4253. Cultivation of oysters (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....
Article 2: LICENSES AND PERMITS
12 §4301. Commercial license required (REPEALED) - §4301. Commercial license required (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
12 §4301-A. Marine worm digger's license required (REPEALED) - §4301-A. Marine worm digger's license required (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4301-B. Marine worm dealer's license (REPEALED) - §4301-B. Marine worm dealer's license (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965,...
12 §4301-C. Marine worm fund (REPEALED) - §4301-C. Marine worm fund (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
12 §4301-D. Marine worm sale and inspection (REPEALED) - §4301-D. Marine worm sale and inspection (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4302. Wholesale seafood dealer's and processor's license (REPEALED) - §4302. Wholesale seafood dealer's and processor's license (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4302-A. Special authorization to sell shucked shellfish (REPEALED) - §4302-A. Special authorization to sell shucked shellfish (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4302-B. Fishery inspection regulated (REPEALED) - §4302-B. Fishery inspection regulated (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c....
12 §4303. Retail dealer's license (REPEALED) - §4303. Retail dealer's license (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....
12 §4304. Cultivation of clams and mussels (REPEALED) - §4304. Cultivation of clams and mussels (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4305. Procedure for licenses authorized by §4304 (REPEALED) - §4305. Procedure for licenses authorized by §4304 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4306. Interstate transportation (REPEALED) - §4306. Interstate transportation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 82,...
12 §4307. Intrastate shellfish permit (REPEALED) - §4307. Intrastate shellfish permit (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c....
12 §4308. Transplanting of seed clams and quahogs (REPEALED) - §4308. Transplanting of seed clams and quahogs (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4309. Certificate to ship shellfish out of State (REPEALED) - §4309. Certificate to ship shellfish out of State (REPEALED) SECTION...
12 §4310. Certificate to pack or shuck shellfish for interstate shipment (REPEALED) - §4310. Certificate to pack or shuck shellfish for interstate shipment...
12 §4311. Disposition of license fees (REPEALED) - §4311. Disposition of license fees (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965,...
Article 3: PROHIBITED ACTS
12 §4351. Violations regarding shellfish cultivation; local enforcement (REPEALED) - §4351. Violations regarding shellfish cultivation; local enforcement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4352. Method of taking clams or marine worms (REPEALED) - §4352. Method of taking clams or marine worms (REPEALED) SECTION...
12 §4353. Shellfish in unlabeled containers (REPEALED) - §4353. Shellfish in unlabeled containers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967,...
Subchapter 4: LOBSTERS, CRABS AND CRAWFISH
Article 1: LICENSES AND PERMITS
12 §4401. Purchase of egg-bearing lobsters; regulations; V-notch lobsters (REPEALED) - §4401. Purchase of egg-bearing lobsters; regulations; V-notch lobsters (REPEALED) SECTION...
12 §4402. Removal of lobster meat from shell (REPEALED) - §4402. Removal of lobster meat from shell (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4403. Interstate lobster transportation (REPEALED) - §4403. Interstate lobster transportation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....
12 §4404. Lobster and crab fishing (REPEALED) - §4404. Lobster and crab fishing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967,...
12 §4405. Applicants to describe lobster and crab fishing trap buoys (REPEALED) - §4405. Applicants to describe lobster and crab fishing trap buoys...
12 §4406. Dragging scallops by otter trawl; Penobscot River (REPEALED) - §4406. Dragging scallops by otter trawl; Penobscot River (REPEALED) SECTION...
Article 2: PROHIBITED ACTS
12 §4451. Lobsters; length, double gauge measure (REPEALED) - §4451. Lobsters; length, double gauge measure (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4452. Sale of crawfish; imitation lobster (REPEALED) - §4452. Sale of crawfish; imitation lobster (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4453. Conventional method of capturing lobsters required (REPEALED) - §4453. Conventional method of capturing lobsters required (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4454. Shipping lobsters in unlabeled containers (REPEALED) - §4454. Shipping lobsters in unlabeled containers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4455. Possession of certain lobster meat unlawful (REPEALED) - §4455. Possession of certain lobster meat unlawful (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4456. Possession of foreign lobster meat by wholesale dealer (REPEALED) - §4456. Possession of foreign lobster meat by wholesale dealer (REPEALED)...
12 §4457. Restrictions on persons raising, possessing or molesting traps (REPEALED) - §4457. Restrictions on persons raising, possessing or molesting traps (REPEALED)...
12 §4458. Hauling lobster pots at night (REPEALED) - §4458. Hauling lobster pots at night (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4459. Possession of egg-bearing lobsters (REPEALED) - §4459. Possession of egg-bearing lobsters (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973,...
12 §4460. Unmarked lobster shipping containers (REPEALED) - §4460. Unmarked lobster shipping containers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
12 §4461. Unmarked lobster and crab pots and traps (REPEALED) - §4461. Unmarked lobster and crab pots and traps (REPEALED) SECTION...
12 §4462. Setting of traps near weirs (REPEALED) - §4462. Setting of traps near weirs (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4463. Lobster traps on trawls; York County (REPEALED) - §4463. Lobster traps on trawls; York County (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
12 §4464. -- Saco Bay; Cumberland County (REPEALED) - §4464. -- Saco Bay; Cumberland County (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4465. -- Certain tidal waters (REPEALED) - §4465. -- Certain tidal waters (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967,...
12 §4465-A. Hancock County (REPEALED) - §4465-A. Hancock County (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 321...
12 §4466. Otter or beam trawls, seining or netting prohibited (REPEALED) - §4466. Otter or beam trawls, seining or netting prohibited (REPEALED)...
12 §4467. Labeling of shrimp (REPEALED) - §4467. Labeling of shrimp (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c....
12 §4468. Escape vents on lobster or crab traps (REPEALED) - §4468. Escape vents on lobster or crab traps (REPEALED) SECTION...
Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
12 §4501. Prosecution by county attorney (REPEALED) - §4501. Prosecution by county attorney (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
12 §4502. Jurisdiction (REPEALED) - §4502. Jurisdiction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 661, §4...
12 §4503. Arrest (REPEALED) - §4503. Arrest (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 431, §7...
12 §4504. General Penalty (REPEALED) - §4504. General Penalty (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 318,...
12 §4505. Violations by corporations; proceedings (REPEALED) - §4505. Violations by corporations; proceedings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971,...
12 §4506. Certificate of commissioner or chief warden admissible in evidence (REPEALED) - §4506. Certificate of commissioner or chief warden admissible in evidence...
12 §4507. Witness compelled to testify (REPEALED) - §4507. Witness compelled to testify (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977,...
12 §4508. Recovery and disposition of fines, fees and forfeitures (REPEALED) - §4508. Recovery and disposition of fines, fees and forfeitures (REPEALED)...
12 §4509. State pays costs of imprisonment (REPEALED) - §4509. State pays costs of imprisonment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
12 §4510. Fees and forms for libel proceedings (REPEALED) - §4510. Fees and forms for libel proceedings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Article 2: SEARCHES AND SEIZURES
12 §4551. Boats, vehicles and persons to stop on request (REPEALED) - §4551. Boats, vehicles and persons to stop on request (REPEALED)...
12 §4552. Seizure and disposition of equipment and species (REPEALED) - §4552. Seizure and disposition of equipment and species (REPEALED) SECTION...
12 §4553. Report to commissioner (REPEALED) - §4553. Report to commissioner (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c....
12 §4554. Search warrants and authority to search without one (REPEALED) - §4554. Search warrants and authority to search without one (REPEALED)...