Code of Maine Rules
13 - DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
188 - MARINE RESOURCES - GENERAL
Chapter 14 - OYSTERS
Section 188-14-10 - European Oyster Harvesting Restrictions

Persons holding an aquaculture lease issued pursuant to 12 M.R.S.A. §6072, §6072-A or §6072-B, as provided in §6073-A , and persons holding a limited-purpose aquaculture (LPA) license pursuant to 12 M.R.S.A. §6072-C , may harvest European oysters from an aquaculture site from June 15 to September 15 of any year. Transportation, buying or selling must be done in accordance with Chapters 9, 24 and 94.

A person shall not be in violation of Chapter 14.10(A) if they are in possession of a bill of lading for the amount of European oysters purchased from June 15 to September 15 of any year showing those oysters were lawfully obtained from an origin outside the State of Maine and possess any applicable license and permit in accordance with Chapter 24.

Any person may possess European oysters that are less than 3 inches if they comprise less than 10% of any bulk pile. The tolerance is determined by numerical count of not less than one peck nor more than 4 pecks taken at random from various parts of the bulk pile or by a count of the entire pile if it contains less than one peck.