09- 137 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 02 - Rules for the Taking, of Alewives, Cusk, Eels, Hornpout, Suckers and Yellow Perch Under Provisions of Permits Authorized by 12 M.R.S.A., Section 7153

NOTE: This rule may be filed under Ch. 1, Section 2.

A. Applications

1. Bids for specific sites for trapping devices which extend from bank to bank must be received in January and February to insure a specific site.

2. Sites not awarded on bid may be awarded at the minimum fee after March 1 each year.

3. All permit applications must include the landowner's permission for use on the site desired.

4. No more than one permit will be issued for a trapping device that extends from bank to bank on any one brook, stream, river or lake outlet.

5. In-stream alteration (use of mechanical equipment in dam building) shall be limited to a fifty-foot swath across the thread of the stream.

B. Permits

Each permit shall specify:

1. How the species may be taken. The method of taking may be by weir, trap net, seine, pot or dip net.

2. Dates, days of the week, and times of day that any trapping device may be operated.

3. Installation and removal dates.

4. Type of construction and/or material that may be used.

C. Rules that apply to dip nets, seines, and eel pots for the taking of alewives, cusk, eels, hornpout, suckers, and yellow perch

1. No exclusive territory permits will be granted.

2. A permit shall be issued for each body of water.

3. Live fish shall not be used as bait.

D. Release of unauthorized species

1. Species of fish or other wildlife not covered by any permit used must be released unharmed.

Notes

09- 137 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 02