{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6745","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §6745","heading":"Hand-raking mussel license","body":"1.  License required.  A person may not engage in the activities authorized under this section without a current mussel license or other license issued under this Part authorizing the activities.\n2.  Licensed activity.  The holder of a hand-raking mussel license may take mussels by hand raking or possess or transport mussels within the state limits or sell mussels the holder has taken to a wholesale seafood license holder certified under section 6856 or an enhanced retail certificate holder under section 6852, subsection 2‑A.\n2-A.  Licensed activities; aquaculture.\n3.  Eligibility.  A hand-raking mussel license may be issued only to an individual who is a resident.\n4.  Exception.  In any one day, a person may take or possess not more than 2 bushels of shellstock for personal use without a mussel license.\n5.  License fee.  The fee for a hand-raking mussel license is $58.25.\n6.  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 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER 2-B: MUSSELS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec6745.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"0426e27837373706ad8805af542ed2bdc1f3dd36df1b4e173e7c63f3e533cd92","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6743","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-6746"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}