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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

12 M.R.S. §12556: Importing live bait

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
  2. PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
  3. CHAPTER 923: FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS
  4. SUBCHAPTER 3: LIVE BAIT; DEALING, TRAPPING AND POSSESSION

A person may not import into this State any live fish, including smelts, that are commonly used for bait fishing in inland waters.

A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. The court shall also impose a fine of $20 for each fish unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended.

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