§12609-A. Purchase or sale of certain fish

1.  Prohibition.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not directly or indirectly purchase or sell the following species of fish:

A. Black bass;   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

B. Landlocked salmon;   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

C. Pickerel;   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

D. Togue;   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

E. Trout; or   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

F. White perch.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

2.  Fish produced by commercial producers or imported.  A person may purchase or sell fish that have been lawfully produced by commercial producers within the State or that have been lawfully imported from without the State.

[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

3.  Skins of fish preserved through taxidermy.  A person may purchase or sell the skins of fish that have been preserved for display through the art of taxidermy.

[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

4.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. The court shall also impose a fine of $20 for each fish unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended.

[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §271 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2003, c. 655, §B271 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF).