Section 6724 - Otter trawl in Penobscot River1. Prohibition. A person may not fish for or take scallops by use of an otter trawl inside and upriver of a line drawn from the lighthouse on Dice Head, Castine to Turtle Head on Islesboro and thence to the town wharf at Bayside, Northport. [2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §6(NEW).]
2.Violations. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which the following penalties apply:A. For the first offense, a mandatory fine of $500 is imposed and all scallops on board may be seized; [2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §6(NEW).]B. For the 2nd offense, a mandatory fine of $750 is imposed and all scallops on board may be seized; and [2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §6(NEW).]C. 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. [2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §6(NEW).] [2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §6(NEW).]
1977, c. 661, § 5 (NEW) . 2007, c. 607, Pt. B, §6 (RPR) .