{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12651","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §12651","heading":"Snagging","body":"1.  Prohibition.  Except as provided in section 12506, subsection 7, a person may not fish by snagging as defined by section 10001, subsection 58.\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 5: UNLAWFUL FISHING METHODS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec12651.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"a6ded0d9d4aca227595a7f70c83a3d2929192470ba07c03ef486ccd25cc6f298","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12613","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12652"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}