§6745. Hand-raking mussel license

1.  License required.  A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current mussel license or other license issued under this Part authorizing the activities.

[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §44 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]

2.  Licensed activity.  The holder of a hand-raking mussel license may take mussels by hand raking or possess or transport mussels within the state limits or sell mussels the holder has taken to a wholesale seafood license holder certified under section 6856 or an enhanced retail certificate holder under section 6852, subsection 2-A.

[PL 2011, c. 598, §34 (AMD).]

2-A.  Licensed activities; aquaculture.

[PL 2017, c. 296, §7 (RP); PL 2017, c. 296, §10 (AFF).]

3.  Eligibility.  A hand-raking mussel license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident.

[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §44 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]

4.  Exception.  In any one day, a person may take or possess not more than 2 bushels of shellstock for personal use without a mussel license.

[PL 2005, c. 434, §9 (AMD).]

5.  License fee.  The fee for a hand-raking mussel license is $58.25.

[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §17 (AMD).]

6.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

[PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §44 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 328, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 826, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 348, §6 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 528, §T10 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 591, §T10 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B44 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 20, §WW17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 434, §9 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 522, §4 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §21 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 217, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 598, §34 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §17 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 296, §7 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 296, §10 (AFF).