Maine Code § 12-12609-A

Purchase or sale of certain fish
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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).]

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