12 §6505-A. Elver fishing license - Maine Statutes

Title 12: CONSERVATION

Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES

Subpart 2: LICENSING

Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES

Subchapter 1: LICENSES

§6505-A. Elver fishing license

1. License required. A person may not fish for or take elvers or possess, ship, transport or sell elvers that the person has taken unless the person is issued one of the following elver fishing licenses under this section:

A. A resident elver fishing license for one device; [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §11 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

B. A resident elver fishing license for 2 devices; [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §11 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

C. A nonresident elver fishing license for one device; or [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §11 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

D. A nonresident elver fishing license for 2 devices. [2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §11 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. F, §11 (AMD); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

2. Eligibility. An elver fishing license may be issued only to an individual who:

A. [1999, c. 534, §1 (RP).]

B. [1999, c. 534, §1 (RP).]

C. Possessed an elver fishing license in the previous calendar year ; or [2007, c. 615, §15 (AMD).]

D. [2005, c. 533, §1 (RP).]

E. Did not possess an elver fishing license in the previous calendar year because the commissioner had suspended the person’s license privileges for a length of time that included the previous calendar year. [2007, c. 615, §15 (NEW).]

[ 2007, c. 615, §15 (AMD) .]

2-A. Elver license lottery.

[ 2005, c. 533, §2 (RP) .]

3. Limits on issuance. The department may not issue an elver fishing license during the open season for elver fishing.

[ 1999, c. 7, §3 (AMD) .]

4. Fees. Fees for elver fishing licenses are:

A. For a person who is a resident, $105; and [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]

B. For a person who is a nonresident, $442. [2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).]

Fifty dollars of each license fee collected under this subsection accrues to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505-D.

[ 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §6 (AMD) .]

5. Gear. Except as prohibited by section 6575-B, subsection 2-B, a person issued a license under this section may utilize one elver fyke net, one Sheldon eel trap or one dip net to fish for or take elvers without paying the fee required for a first net or trap pursuant to section 6505-B. A license issued under this section must identify the number and types of nets that the license holder may use pursuant to this section and section 6505-B.

[ 1999, c. 534, §3 (AMD) .]

6. Minimum age. A person who is under 15 years of age may not fish for or take elvers.

[ 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §28 (AMD); 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF) .]

7. Nonresident licenses; reciprocity with other states. A nonresident is eligible to purchase an elver fishing license only if the nonresident documents to the commissioner that the nonresident's state of residence allows Maine residents to purchase an elver license and fish for elvers in that state.

[ 1999, c. 7, §5 (NEW) .]

8. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

[ 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §29 (NEW); 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 536, §A8 (NEW). 1997, c. 297, §§1,2 (AMD). 1999, c. 7, §§2-5 (AMD). 1999, c. 534, §§1-3 (AMD). 2001, c. 421, §§B27-29 (AMD). 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). 2003, c. 20, §WW7 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §F11 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). 2005, c. 533, §§1,2 (AMD). 2007, c. 615, §15 (AMD). 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §6 (AMD).