12 M.R.S. §6745: Hand-raking mussel license

1. License required. A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current mussel license or other license issued under this Part authorizing the activities.

2. Licensed activity. The holder of a hand-raking mussel license may take mussels by hand raking or possess or transport mussels within the state limits or sell mussels the holder has taken to a wholesale seafood license holder certified under section 6856 or an enhanced retail certificate holder under section 6852, subsection 2‑A.

2-A. Licensed activities; aquaculture.

3. Eligibility. A hand-raking mussel license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident.

4. Exception. In any one day, a person may take or possess not more than 2 bushels of shellstock for personal use without a mussel license.

5. License fee. The fee for a hand-raking mussel license is $58.25.

6. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.