Code of Maine Rules
13 - DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
188 - MARINE RESOURCES - GENERAL
Chapter 7 - REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES HAVING SHELLFISH CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Section 188-7-20 - Shellfish Management Plan
Universal Citation: 13 ME Code Rules ยง 188-7-20
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. Any municipality that implements a municipal shellfish conservation program as authorized under 12 M.R.S. §6671, must, with the assistance of the Department of Marine Resources (Department), prepare and adopt a shellfish management plan which consists of:
A. A written statement of goals
and objectives the municipality plans to achieve as a result of its
conservation program; and
B. A
description of the various conservation measures the municipality intends to
employ to reach those goals. The measures may include but are not limited to
licensing, limiting the number of shellfish harvesters, restricting the time
(hours, days or portion of the year) and area where harvesting is permitted,
limiting the minimum size of soft-shell clams, limiting the species or amount
of shellfish taken daily by a license class of harvester, transplanting or
seeding of shellfish, and protecting the resource from predators by fencing,
trapping or other means.
2. The Shellfish Management Plan must be accepted by the Department prior to the Departments' approval of a Municipal Shellfish Conservation Ordinance.
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