12 §6575. Open season; elver harvesting
Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES
Subpart 2: LICENSING
Chapter 621: FINFISH LICENSES
Subchapter 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS
Article 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 536, PT. A, §9 (NEW)
§6575. Open season; elver harvesting
1. Open season. It is unlawful for a person to fish for or take elvers within the waters of the State except during the open season from noon on March 22nd to noon on May 31st.
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]
2. Setting nets and traps. It is unlawful for a person to immerse or leave immersed an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap in any river, stream or brook of the waters of the State at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]
3. Locating nets. It is unlawful for a person to designate or claim by any means a location in which to set an elver fyke net or a Sheldon eel trap at any time other than the open season for elver fishing.
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD) .]
4. Nets of certain sizes.
[ 1999, c. 7, §7 (RP) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1995, c. 536, §A13 (AFF). 1995, c. 536, §A9 (NEW). 1997, c. 91, §4 (AMD). 1999, c. 7, §7 (AMD).