LD44

This bill amends laws on elver fishing in Maine, including license suspensions, elver possession limits, and the elver fishing lottery date.

This bill amends several laws pertaining to elver fishing in Maine. It changes the mandatory license suspension for selling elvers without using an elver transaction card from permanent for the first offense to two years for the first offense and permanent for a second offense. It limits the time elvers can be possessed to hours, except under certain conditions, and prohibits holding elvers in a residential dwelling. The bill also changes the date the elver fishing lottery is held from February 15th to March 15th.