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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 6952 (2026)

Trawling, seining or netting for lobster

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 661, §5 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 621, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 52 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §F35 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1987–1997 · leading case: State v. Hayes, 603 A.2d 869 (Me. 1992).
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State v. Hayes, 603 A.2d 869 (Me. 1992). · cites it 4× “), entered upon their conditional guilty pleas, for possessing lobsters on a boat rigged for otter trawling in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 6952 (Supp.1991). Defendants maintain that the State’s enforcement of this statute beyond Maine’s three-mile maritime boundary is preempted…”
State v. Lauriat, 561 A.2d 496 (Me. 1989). · cites it 4× “) finding him guilty of possession of lobster on board the Fishing Vessel Elizabeth, which was rigged for otter trawling, in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 6952 (Supp.1988). 1 Lauri-at argues, as he did before the trial court, inter alia, that the State’s enforcement of section 6952…”
State v. Snow, 527 A.2d 750 (Me. 1987). “The defendant, Stephen Snow, appeals a judgment entered following a non-jury trial in the Superior Court, Cumberland County, finding him guilty of possession of lobsters on a boat rigged for otter trawling, 12 M.R.S.A. § 6952 (Supp.1986) (Class E), possession of oversize lobster…”
F/V Robert Michael, Inc. v. Kantor, 961 F. Supp. 11 (D. Me. 1997). · cites it 2× “” 12 M.R.S.A. § 6952 (West 1994). Tetrault was prosecuted for violating section 6952 in 1990, when Maine Marine Patrol detected lobster aboard the TARA LYNN II.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 6952(1) — 1 case
State v. Hayes, 603 A.2d 869 (Me. 1992). “), entered upon their conditional guilty pleas, for possessing lobsters on a boat rigged for otter trawling in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 6952 (Supp.1991). Defendants maintain that the State’s enforcement of this statute beyond Maine’s three-mile maritime boundary is preempted…”
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