{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6431-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6431-A","heading":"Trap limit","body":"1.  Limit.  Before March 1, 2000, the holder of a Class I, Class II or Class III license issued under section 6421 may not submerge more than 1,000 traps.  After February 29, 2000, the holder of a Class I, Class II or Class III license or a nonresident lobster and crab landing permit issued under section 6421 may not submerge more than 800 traps.  If a lower trap limit is adopted by rule for a zone pursuant to section 6446, a license holder who fishes in that zone may not submerge a number of traps that exceeds the lower limit.\nThe number of traps fished from a vessel may not exceed the applicable trap limit established in this subsection, regardless of the number of license holders fishing from that vessel.\n2.  Trap limit exception.\n3.  Effective date.\n4.  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.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 619: LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHING LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6431-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"ca33d3c6b432b94c08f0fb366367e00f9a290976177b8f0a75e387864e8b4f26","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6431","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6431-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}