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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, § 6732: Other quahogs, 1981

A person may not do the section’s shellfish activities without a current commercial shellfish license or another license authorizing them.

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A person may not do the section’s shellfish activities without a current commercial shellfish license or another license authorizing them.

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§ 6732Other quahogsProvision

A person may not do the section’s shellfish activities without a current commercial shellfish license or another license authorizing them.

1. License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current commercial shellfish license or other license issued under this Part authorizing the activities. [PL 2005, c. 434, §8 (AMD).] 2. Licensed activities. The holder of a commercial shellfish license may fish for or take quahogs, other than mahogany quahogs, or possess or transport quahogs within the state limits or sell quahogs the holder has taken to a wholesale seafood license holder certified under section 6856. [PL 2005, c. 434, §8 (AMD).] 3. 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, §43 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. C, §1 (AFF).]
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