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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, § 12657: Advance baiting, 2003

A person may not deposit certain fish-luring bait materials, except that food particles may be placed in a baitfish trap.

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United States — Maine
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Year 2003
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Enacted 2003 · Source version 1 Oct 2025
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A person may not deposit certain fish-luring bait materials, except that food particles may be placed in a baitfish trap.

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A person may not deposit certain fish-luring bait materials, except that food particles may be placed in a baitfish trap.

1. Prohibition. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may not deposit any meat, bones, dead fish, parts of meat, bones, or dead fish or other food for fish for the purpose of luring fish, a practice known as "advance baiting." [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).] 2. Exception. A person may place food particles in a baitfish trap for the purpose of luring baitfish. [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).] 3. Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. A. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §279 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] B. A person who violates subsection 1 after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §279 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §279 (RPR); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
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