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provided. Except as otherwise specifically provided, these crimes | | are strict liability crimes as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, | | subsection 4-A. |
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| | | Sec. F-8. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, | | §19 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is repealed and the following | | enacted its place: |
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| | | 1. License required.__A person may not engage in the | | activities authorized under this section without a current: |
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| | | A.__Class I lobster and crab fishing license; |
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| | | B.__Class II lobster and crab fishing license; |
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| | | C. Class III lobster and crab fishing license; |
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| | | D.__Apprentice lobster and crab fishing license; |
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| | | E.__Student lobster and crab fishing license; |
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| | | F.__Noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license; or |
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| | | G.__Other license issued under this Part authorizing the | | activities. |
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| | | Sec. F-9. 12 MRSA §6436, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Egg-bearing and v-notched lobsters.__ A person may not | | take, transport, sell or possess: |
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| | | A.__Any lobster that is bearing eggs; or |
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| | | B.__Any female lobster marked with a v-notch in the right | | flipper next to the middle flipper or any female lobster | | that is mutilated in a manner that could hide or obliterate | | that mark. The right flipper is determined when the | | underside of the lobster is down and its tail is toward the | | person making the determination. |
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| | | Sec. F-10. 12 MRSA §6501, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. | | B, §25 and affected by Pt. C, §1 is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. License required. A person may not engage in the | | activities authorized under this section without a current | commercial fishing license or other license under this Part | authorizing the activities.: |
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