| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7608, as amended by PL 1997, c. 432, §49, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §7608. Fishing with illegal implements or devices |
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| | | A person is guilty of fishing with illegal implements or | | devices if that person uses any fish spawn, grapnel, spear, spear | | gun, trawl, weir, gaff, seine, gill net, trap or set lines for | | fishing or if that person uses any electronic or battery-powered | | devices for luring or attracting fish, except that a person may | | take suckers, eels, alewives and yellow perch in accordance with | | section 7153 and except as otherwise provided. |
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| | | After January 1, 2000, a person is guilty of fishing with | | illegal implements or devices if that person uses an artificial | | lure or sinker for fishing that contains any lead and weighs less | | than 2 ounces. |
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| | | This bill prohibits the use of an artificial lure or sinker | | for fishing after January 1, 2000 that contains any lead and | | weighs less than 2 ounces. |
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