{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6575-h","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6575-H","heading":"Sale and purchase of elvers","body":"1.  Sale of elvers.  A person may not sell elvers except as follows.\nA.  A person may not sell elvers except to a person who holds a valid elver dealer's license under section 6864 or a person who, pursuant to section 6864, subsection 9, is an authorized representative of a person holding a license issued under section 6864.\nB.  A person may not accept payment for elvers in any form other than a check or cashier's check that identifies both the buyer, by whom the landings will be reported, and the seller, each of whom must be a person holding a license issued under section 6864, a person who, pursuant to section 6864, subsection 9, is an authorized representative of a person holding a license issued under section 6864 or a person holding a license issued under section 6302‑A, subsection 3, paragraph E, E‑1, F or G or section 6505‑A.\n1-A.  Purchase of elvers.  A person who holds a valid elver dealer's license under section 6864 or a person who, pursuant to section 6864, subsection 9, is an authorized representative of a person holding a license issued under section 6864 shall post at the point of sale the price that that buyer will pay.\n2.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime for which a fine of $2,000 must be imposed, none of which may be suspended. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 621: FINFISH LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND PROHIBITED ACTS","ARTICLE 5: ELVER AND EEL LIMITATIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6575-H.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"62337a16bffeb0f29cbf0bcef35456698e8720818fd3d919c2cb52a957018c89","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6575-g","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6575-i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}