09-137 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 07 - Rules Pertaining to Bass Tournaments on Maine and New Hampshire Border Waters
CATCH/ MEASURE/ RELEASE (CMR)/ WEIGH IN TOURNAMENTS
1. In Weigh-In
tournaments, all bass caught shall be kept on a water-circulating live-well
with the intent to keep the retained bass alive. All bass entered for the
weigh-in at bass tournaments shall be released unharmed into the same water
body where caught as follows: in lakes and ponds, not less than 300 feet away
from the shoreline; in rivers at mid-channel not less than 300 feet away from
the weigh-in site. Boats designated by the bass tournament sponsor may hold
more than the daily limit of bass solely for the purpose of releasing bass
after weigh-in.
2. The daily limit
shall be 2 bass per participant from April 1 to May 14 with no minimum length
or weight limit. The daily limit shall be 5 bass per participant from July 1 to
November 30 with no minimum length or weight limit.
3. There will be no more than ten weigh-in
tournaments on any water greater than 500 acres, only four of which may be open
tournaments.
4. All other existing
State laws and rules pertaining to CMR and weigh-in tournaments which are not
modified herein continue to apply to Maine and New Hampshire Border water
tournaments. (e.g. maximum number of boats, maximum prize values,
etc.)
Notes
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