{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6554","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6554","heading":"Pacific salmon; method of taking; limits","body":"1.  Minimum length.  A person may not take or possess Pacific salmon which are less than 14 inches in length.\n2.  Method of taking.  A person may not fish for or take Pacific salmon from the coastal waters by any means other than hook and line with a single hook.\n3.  Limits.  A person may not take more than 2 Pacific salmon  in any one day.\n4.  Exception for aquaculture.  A person lawfully engaged in the aquaculture of Pacific salmon  is exempt from this section  if that person holds a special license, if required, under section 6074.\n5.  Recommendations; commissioner.  Nothing in this chapter may prohibit the commissioner from recommending to the Legislature changes in the limit on Pacific salmon that may be taken by hook and line with a single hook.\n6.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 621: FINFISH LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS","ARTICLE 3: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6554.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"fb1a217140a8c64ad2e09254d8cc630c799d204a23116491c98d3db2c8467eed","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6553-b","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}