Code of Maine Rules
13 - DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
188 - MARINE RESOURCES - GENERAL
Chapter 25 - LOBSTER AND CRAB REGULATIONS
Section 188-25-82 - Lobster Trap Maximum Size
Universal Citation: 13 ME Code Rules ยง 188-25-82
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. It shall be unlawful to possess a lobster trap with a volume larger than 22,950 cubic inches.
2. Exemptions
A. The Commissioner may grant exemptions to
this regulation in the interest of fairness, allowing the possession of lobster
traps with a volume up to 30,100 cubic inches for up to five (5) years from the
effective date of this regulation. Such exempted lobster traps must have been
in use prior to January 1, 1998. In granting such exemptions, the Commissioner
will consider, but not be limited to, the following factors:
(1) The length of time the lobster traps have
been in use;
(2) The reasons that
the larger lobster traps have been used in the past;
(3) Any financial hardship to the owner in
replacing the larger lobster traps or reducing their size; and
(4) The protection of the resource.
B. Applications for exemptions
from this regulation will be accepted for 60 days from the effective date of
this regulation and can be obtained from the Department of Marine Resources,
Hallowell Office, 21 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333.
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