Code of Massachusetts Regulations
322 CMR - Division of Marine Fisheries
Title 322 CMR 4.00 - Fishing and Shellfish Equipment
Section 4.15 - Use of Cast Nets for Harvest of Bait
Universal Citation: 322 MA Code of Regs 322.4
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Definitions. For purposes of 322 CMR 4.15, the following words have the following meanings:
(a)
Cast
Net means any circular net weighted along the perimeter that is
operated by one person throwing the net out over the water and designed to
catch bait fish beneath the net as it as it falls through the water.
(b)
Bait Fish means
those species commonly used as bait and includes menhaden, sea herring, sand
launce, and mackerel.
(2) Permit. A person may, without a special permit, use a cast net for purposes of taking bait.
(3) Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful for:
(a) any person to use
a cast net for purposes of obtaining bait for sale without possessing a
commercial permit.
(b) any person
to use a cast net for purposes of obtaining bait for sale to other fishermen
without possessing a bait dealer permit.
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