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Title 12, Chapter 623: SHELLFISH, SCALLOPS, WORMS AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
Subchapter 1: SHELLFISH
Article 1: LICENSES
12 §6601. Commercial shellfish license
12 §6602. Surf clam boat license
Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
12 §6621. Closed areas
12 §6622. Quahogs; minimum size (REPEALED)
12 §6623. Method of taking soft shell clams
12 §6624. Quahog tax (REPEALED)
12 §6625. Identification and tagging of shellfish
12 §6626. Scallop conservation areas
Article 3: SHELLFISH FUND
12 §6651. Shellfish Fund
Article 4: MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
12 §6671. Municipal shellfish conservation programs
12 §6672. Green crab fencing program (REPEALED)
12 §6673. Municipal shellfish aquaculture permit
12 §6674. Interference with municipal shellfish aquaculture permit
12 §6675. Shellfish reseeding program
12 §6676. Summary of municipal ordinances
Article 5: SOFT-SHELL CLAM MANAGEMENT
12 §6681. Soft-shell clam management
Article 6: WATER QUALITY
12 §6691. Water quality samplers
Subchapter 2: SCALLOPS
Article 1: LICENSES
12 §6701. Scallop license
12 §6702. Scallop dragging license
12 §6703. Noncommercial scallop license; fee
12 §6704. Handfishing sea urchin license (REPEALED)
12 §6705. Sea urchin boat license (REPEALED)
12 §6706. Limited entry
Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
12 §6720. Vessel limitation
12 §6721. Minimum size (REPEALED)
12 §6721-A. Shell size minimum (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6728-A)
12 §6722. Scallop season
12 §6723. Drag limits in Blue Hill Bay (REPEALED)
12 §6724. Otter trawl in Penobscot River
12 §6725. Possession of illegal scallops
12 §6726. Ring size
12 §6727. Drag width (REPEALED)
12 §6728. Limits in Cobscook Bay
12 §6728-A. Shell size minimum (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6729) (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 6721-A)
12 §6728-B. Habitual violations
12 §6728-C. Dive-only areas
Article 3: SCALLOP RESEARCH
12 §6729. License surcharges
12 §6729-A. Scallop Research Fund
12 §6729-B. Scallop Advisory Council
Subchapter 2-A: QUAHOGS
Article 1: LICENSES
12 §6731. Mahogany quahogs
12 §6731-A. Mahogany quahog monitoring program
12 §6732. Other quahogs
Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
12 §6741. Minimum size (REPEALED)
12 §6742. Quahog tax (REPEALED)
12 §6742-A. Mahogany quahog tax (REPEALED)
12 §6743. Closed areas
Subchapter 2-B: MUSSELS
12 §6745. Hand-raking mussel license
12 §6746. Mussel boat license
12 §6746-A. Night prohibition
12 §6747. Closed areas
Subchapter 2-C: SEA URCHINS
Article 1: LICENSES
12 §6748. Handfishing sea urchin license
12 §6748-A. Sea urchin draggers license
12 §6748-B. Sea urchin boat tender license (REPEALED)
12 §6748-C. Drags
12 §6748-D. Sea urchin hand-raking and trapping license
Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
12 §6749. Sea urchin harvesting season and open days
12 §6749-A. Minimum size
12 §6749-B. Sea urchins and lobsters; simultaneous possession or transport prohibited
12 §6749-C. Rules
12 §6749-D. Vessel limitation
Article 3: EMERGENCY LIMITATIONS; SEA URCHIN FISHERY
12 §6749-N. Closed areas; zone identification
12 §6749-O. Limited entry; exceptions
12 §6749-P. Licenses by zone
12 §6749-Q. License surcharges
12 §6749-R. Sea Urchin Research Fund
12 §6749-S. Log books for sea urchin buyers and processors
12 §6749-T. Repeal (REPEALED)
12 §6749-U. Extension of closing dates
12 §6749-V. Dragging closure
12 §6749-W. Open days (REPEALED)
12 §6749-X. Sea Urchin Zone Council
12 §6749-Y. Penalty
12 §6749-Z. Changing zones
Subchapter 3: MARINE WORMS
Article 1: LICENSES
12 §6751. Marine worm digger's license
12 §6752. Exception for personal use
Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING AND INSPECTION
12 §6771. Taking marine worms by hand
12 §6772. Methods of sale and inspection of marine worms (REPEALED)
Article 3: MARINE WORM FUND
12 §6791. Marine Worm Fund
Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES
Article 1: LICENSES
12 §6801. Sea moss license (REPEALED)
12 §6801-A. Sea cucumber drag license
12 §6802. Seaweed permit (REPEALED)
12 §6803. Seaweed permit
12 §6803-A. Seaweed buyer's license
12 §6803-B. Seaweed buyer's surcharge
12 §6803-C. Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area
12 §6804. Commercial northern shrimp license
12 §6805. Shrimp Management Fund
12 §6806. Seaweed Management Fund (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6804)
12 §6807. Seaweed harvesting rules (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 6805)
12 §6808. Commercial green crab only license
12 §6809. Green Crab Management Fund
12 §6810. Method of fishing
12 §6810-A. Marine harvesting demonstration license
12 §6810-B. Aquaculture license
Article 2: LIMITS ON FISHING
12 §6811. Sea cucumber harvesting season
12 §6812. Sea cucumber drag
12 §6813. Sea Cucumber Management Fund
12 §6814. Sea cucumber rules
Article 3: LIMITATIONS ON SEA CUCUMBER DRAG LICENSES
12 §6821. Limited entry
12 §6822. Licenses by area
12 §6823. Changing sea cucumber management areas
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