134 chapters · 1,171 sections in this title.
12 M.R.S. § 6957 Fishing near floating equipment
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1. Prohibition. A person may not operate a vessel using drags, otter trawls, pair trawls, beam trawls, scottish seines or midwater trawls to fish for or take finfish, shellfish, sea urchins or any other marine organisms within 300 feet of any suspended culture floating cages, tra…
12 M.R.S. § 6958 False search and rescue information
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A person who intentionally provides the department or causes to be given to the department false or misleading information that results in an unnecessary search and rescue effort or prolongs an ongoing search and rescue effort is subject to a civil penalty of up to the cost of pr…
12 M.R.S. § 6961 Great Salt Bay marine shellfish preserve
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1. Designation; prohibition. The Great Salt Bay is designated as a marine shellfish preserve in which the harvesting of any shellfish species and other harvesting activities involving bottom disturbance are prohibited, except that the commissioner may authorize research activitie…
12 M.R.S. § 6971 Commissioner's authority over marine endangered and threatened species
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In accordance with section 12801, the commissioner has authority as provided in this chapter to carry out the purpose of that section with regard to marine species.