322 CMR, § 4.15 - Use of Cast Nets for Harvest of Bait
(1)
Definitions. For
purposes of
322
CMR 4.15, the following words have the
following meanings:
(a)
Cast
Net means any circular net weighted along the perimeter that is
operated by one person throwing the net out over the water and designed to
catch bait fish beneath the net as it as it falls through the water.
(b)
Bait Fish means
those species commonly used as bait and includes menhaden, sea herring, sand
launce, and mackerel.
(2)
Permit. A person may, without a special permit, use a
cast net for purposes of taking bait.
(3)
Prohibitions. It
shall be unlawful for:
(a) any person to use
a cast net for purposes of obtaining bait for sale without possessing a
commercial permit.
(b) any person
to use a cast net for purposes of obtaining bait for sale to other fishermen
without possessing a bait dealer permit.
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