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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, § 12759: Stocking river herring, 2003

A person may not stock river herring in Hogan Pond, Whitney Pond, or waters draining into or out of those ponds in the Town of Oxford.

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“A person may not stock river herring in Hogan Pond, Whitney Pond, or waters draining into or out of those ponds in the Town of Oxford.”

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Stocking river herring

A person may not stock river herring in Hogan Pond, Whitney Pond, or waters draining into or out of those ponds in the Town of Oxford.

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§ 12759Stocking river herringOffence

A person may not stock river herring in Hogan Pond, Whitney Pond, or waters draining into or out of those ponds in the Town of Oxford.

1. Prohibition. A person may not stock river herring in Hogan Pond or Whitney Pond in the Town of Oxford or any waters that drain into or out of those ponds. [PL 2017, c. 150, §8 (AMD).] 2. Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. A. A person who violates this section 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, §303 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] B. A person who violates this section 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, §303 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §303 (RPR); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
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