Section 6140 - Atlantic salmon license1.License required. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not fish for Atlantic salmon from any state waters without a current Atlantic salmon license. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
2.Licensed activity. The holder of an Atlantic salmon license may fish for Atlantic salmon in inland and coastal waters of the State. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
3.License fees. The following provisions govern license fees.A. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license is $15 for a resident. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]B. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license for any nonresident is as follows: (1) For a season license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $30;(2) For a 3-day license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $15. This license may not be exchanged for a season license; and(3) For a license for a nonresident under 16 years of age, $5. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]C. Members of Indian tribes in this State and residents of this State under 16 years of age are exempt from any fee. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).] [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
4.Atlantic salmon; possession, buying or selling. A person may not possess, buy or sell Atlantic salmon unless each fish is clearly identified by one of the following methods:A. Tagged with a New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland-Labrador Atlantic salmon tag if imported from those Canadian provinces; [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]B. Identified by a sales receipt less than 24 hours old; [2007, c. 615, §7(AMD).]C. For wholesale and retail seafood dealers, identified by a bill of sale indicating numbers of fish purchased, dates of purchase and point of origin of all fish purchased ; or [2007, c. 615, §7(AMD).]D. Tagged with a tag that conforms to rules adopted by the commissioner and identifies the fish as having been legally obtained from a private fee pond licensed pursuant to section 12508. Fish obtained in this manner may not be resold. [2007, c. 615, §7(NEW).] [2007, c. 615, §7(AMD).]
5.Exceptions. This section does not apply to a person holding a lease that allows that person to engage in the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in this State while conducting authorized activities on that person's lease site. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
6.Agent's fee. Any clerk or agent appointed by the department to issue an Atlantic salmon license shall retain $2 for each license issued. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
7.Use of license fees. All license fees must be used by the commissioner for purposes of conservation and management of the Atlantic salmon in this State. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
8.Duplicates. The department or its agents shall issue a duplicate license to any person whose license was accidentally lost or destroyed. The fee for a replacement license is $1. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
9.Fishing in inland waters. When fishing in inland waters, the holder of a license authorized under this section is subject to all the provisions of Part 13. [2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7(NEW).]
2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW) . 2007, c. 615, § 7 (AMD) .