Sec. 1. 12 MRSA§6505-B, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

2-A.__Anchor tags.__It is unlawful for a person to submerge an elver fyke net or Sheldon eel trap in the coastal waters of the State unless that person attaches a tag on each anchor that is used to secure the elver fyke net or trap to the bottom of a river, brook or stream.__The tag must include the person's name and elver fishing license number.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6575-B, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Removal of fyke net anchors.__A person who uses an anchor to secure an elver fyke net to the bottom of a river, brook or stream must remove that anchor at the time that person removes the elver fyke net.

SUMMARY

This bill requires that a person attach a tag to each anchor used on the elver fyke nets. The tag must include the person's name and elver fishing license number. The bill also requires that elver fyke net anchors be removed from rivers, streams and brooks when the elver fyke net is removed.