An Act To Establish a Statewide Scallop Harvesting Limit and Extend the Scallop Season
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6721-B is enacted to read:
§ 6721-B. Scallop harvesting limit
A person may not harvest more than 90 pounds of scallops per day.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6722, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. I, §6, is amended to read:
1. Scallop fishing season. Unless modified by rules adopted under section 6171-A, a person may not fish for or take scallops in the territorial waters from April 16th 23rd to November 30th, both days inclusive.
SUMMARY
This bill creates a 90-pound per day, per person harvesting limit on scallops and adds a calendar week to the scallop season.