Maine Revised Statutes

§6575. Open season; elver harvesting

1. Open season.  It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers within the waters of the State except during the open season from noon on March 22nd to noon on May 31st.
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]
2. Setting nets and traps.  It is unlawful for a person to immerse or leave immersed an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap in any river, stream or brook of the waters of the State at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]
3. Locating nets.  It is unlawful for a person to designate or claim by any means a location in which to set an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]
4. Nets of certain sizes. 
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (RP) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). 1995, c. 536, §A13 (AFF). 1997, c. 91, §4 (AMD). 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD).

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