{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6701","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6701","heading":"Scallop license","body":"1.  License required.  A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current hand fishing scallop license or other license issued under this Part authorizing the activities.  A person acting as tender to an individual possessing a current individual hand fishing scallop license issued under subsection 5, paragraph A shall possess a scallop or sea urchin tender license issued under section 6535.\n2.  Licensed activity.  The holder of a hand fishing scallop license may take scallops by hand or possess, ship, transport or sell shucked scallops the holder has taken.  A person may not act as a tender under subsection 5, paragraph B unless that person has met the tender safety requirements adopted by rule pursuant to section 6533.\n3.  Eligibility.  A hand fishing scallop license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident.\n4.  Exception.  A person may act as a tender to an individual possessing a current hand fishing scallop license with tender issued under subsection 5, paragraph B without being licensed under this Part if that person has met the tender safety requirements adopted by rule pursuant to section 6533.\n5.  Fees.  Fees for hand fishing scallop licenses are:\nA.  For an individual hand fishing scallop license, $143; and\nB.  For a hand fishing scallop license with tender, $193.\n6.  Violation.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which the following penalties apply:\nA.  For the first offense, a mandatory fine of $500 is imposed and all scallops on board may be seized;\nB.  For the 2nd offense, a mandatory fine of $750 is imposed and all scallops on board may be seized; and\nC.  For the 3rd and subsequent offenses, a mandatory fine of $750 is imposed and all scallops on board may be seized.  This penalty is imposed in addition to the penalty imposed under section 6728‑B.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 9: MARINE RESOURCES","CHAPTER 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2: SCALLOPS","ARTICLE 1: LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6701.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"83d294a0c6d6e6cc7a02a6d57bd6c91bdab5402c86644d5fc538f5faa1f500aa","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6691","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}