{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12604","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §12604","heading":"Closed season violation","body":"1.  Prohibition.  A person may not fish for any fish during the closed season or possess any fish taken during the closed season on that fish.\n2.  Penalty.  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.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 923: FISH: FISHING SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 4: GENERAL FISHING PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec12604.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"ba02a528be2fc9fc4f2dbfa64a731caab5b7fead0db7f795b3c29cabd7c28ea7","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12603","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}