Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 536, PT. A, §9 (NEW)
§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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