Section 188-55-96 - Penobscot River Gear RestrictionsA. From May 1st through November 15th, both days inclusive, it is unlawful to use a gill net in the waters of the Penobscot River and its tributaries upstream of a line drawn from the old fertilizer plant dock at Sandy Point, in the Town of Stockton Springs, to the southern-most point of Verona Island, due east to a red painted post on the eastern shore of the Penobscot River in the Town of Orland.B.Exceptions1. Municipalities which harvest river herring in accordance with the provisions of 12 M.R.S. § 6131. 2. The use of gill nets which do not exceed a maximum size stretch mesh measure of 3½" for the taking of menhaden and other bait fish in the Eastern Channel of the Penobscot River between Orland and Verona Island, upstream to a line drawn from the southern extremity of Gross Point in the Town of Orland, south- westerly to Verona Island. The taking of river herring from any part of the Orland River above its confluence with the Penobscot River shall require written permission from the Town of Orland.13-188 C.M.R. ch. 55, § 96