CHAPTER 276
H.P. 115 - L.D. 106
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7153, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 387, §10, is further amended to read:
1. Issuance. The commissioner may issue permits to fish for or possess alewives, eels, suckers, lampreys and yellow perch under rules that the commissioner establishes, if these permits do not interfere with rights granted under section 6131. The commissioner may place conditions on the usage of gear allowed under this subsection. The commissioner may prohibit or restrict the use of any gear used to concentrate species for harvest under this subsection.
A. Eels may be harvested in inland waters using only eel pots or weirs.
B. Alewives, suckers Suckers and yellow perch may be harvested in inland waters using trap nets, dip nets or spears.
C. Lampreys may be harvested in inland waters by use of a hand-held dip net or by hand.
D. Alewives may be harvested in inland waters using trap nets, dip nets, spears or fish pumps.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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