§6140. Atlantic salmon license

1.  License required.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not fish for Atlantic salmon from any state waters without a current Atlantic salmon license.

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

2.  Licensed activity.  The holder of an Atlantic salmon license may fish for Atlantic salmon in inland and coastal waters of the State.

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

3.  License fees.  The following provisions govern license fees.

A. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license is $15 for a resident.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

B. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license for any nonresident is as follows:

(1) For a season license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $30;

(2) For a 3-day license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $15. This license may not be exchanged for a season license; and

(3) For a license for a nonresident under 16 years of age, $5.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

C. Members of Indian tribes in this State and residents of this State under 16 years of age are exempt from any fee.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

4.  Atlantic salmon; possession, buying or selling.  A person may not possess, buy or sell Atlantic salmon unless each fish is clearly identified by one of the following methods:

A. Tagged with a New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland-Labrador Atlantic salmon tag if imported from those Canadian provinces;   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

B. Identified by a sales receipt less than 24 hours old;   [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]

C. For wholesale and retail seafood dealers, identified by a bill of sale indicating numbers of fish purchased, dates of purchase and point of origin of all fish purchased ; or   [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]

D. Tagged with a tag that conforms to rules adopted by the commissioner and identifies the fish as having been legally obtained from a private fee pond licensed pursuant to section 12508. Fish obtained in this manner may not be resold.   [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (NEW).]

[PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]

5.  Exceptions.  This section does not apply to a person holding a lease that allows that person to engage in the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in this State while conducting authorized activities on that person's lease site.

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

6.  Agent's fee.  Any clerk or agent appointed by the department to issue an Atlantic salmon license shall retain $2 for each license issued.

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

7.  Use of license fees.  All license fees must be used by the commissioner for purposes of conservation and management of the Atlantic salmon in this State.

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

8.  Duplicates.  The department or its agents shall issue a duplicate license to any person whose license was accidentally lost or destroyed. The fee for a replacement license is $1.

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

9.  Fishing in inland waters.  When fishing in inland waters, the holder of a license authorized under this section is subject to all the provisions of Part 13.

[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).