{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12654","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §12654","heading":"Unlawful angling or fishing","body":"1.  Prohibition.  A person may not angle or fish other than by the use of the single baited hook and line, artificial flies, artificial lures and spinners, except that a person may take smelts in accordance with rules adopted with regard to the taking of smelts.\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/title12sec12654.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"ee4a737c9078f7fb7ef4ef15ceb29a13d86595cb5903da2f529accd14330ec27","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12653","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12654-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}