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Maine DepartMent Of inlanD fisheries & WilDlife

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allagash WilDerness WaterWay.............................. 36

Baitfish, laWs pertaining tO Bait Dealers

anD the use Of Baitfish................................................42-43

BOunDary Waters BetWeen

Maine anD neW haMpshire ............................................ 46

BOunDary Waters BetWeen

Maine anD neW BrunsWick............................................ 44

BrOOk trOut pOnD survey prOject........................ 41

regulating harvest............................................................ 55 cOntact infOrMatiOn.......................................................... 2

cOunty regulatiOns

Maps..........................................................................................12

Southern & Eastern Counties.................................. 14

Androscoggin.......................................................................14 Cumberland .........................................................................14 Hancock...............................................................................15 Kennebec.............................................................................16 Kennebec River Regulations.................................................50 Knox ....................................................................................17 Lincoln .................................................................................17 Oxford - South of the Androscoggin River ............................17 Penobscot............................................................................18 Sagadahoc...........................................................................20 Waldo...................................................................................20 Washington..........................................................................20 York......................................................................................22

Northern & Western Counties ................................. 26

Aroostook ............................................................................26 Franklin ................................................................................29 Oxford - North of the Androscoggin River.............................30 Piscataquis...........................................................................31 Somerset .............................................................................37

Regulating Harvest

Pg. 55

Fishing Rules for Maine Counties

Pg. 12

Brook Trout Pond Survey

Pg. 41

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HMeeaSSdage froM the goVernor anD CoMMiSSioner

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1. Determine the town and county of the water is book is broken down into four major

body you wish to fish.

sections:

1. Introduction
2. Consult the maps on page 12 to determine

the area of the state you are fishing in and the corresponding season, date, and regulations.
2. General and Specific Regulations 3. Assorted Regulations 4. Educational Information
3. Go to page 8 to read through the general

  • law provisions.
  • Portions of Maine Statute, Title 12 have been

summarized for this publication. For more specific language contained in Title 12, please visit our website at mefishwildlife.com.
4. Go to the list of water bodies by county beginning on page 14. If the body of water you wish to fish is on that list, read the special regulations that are in addition to or in place of general law for that body of water. If the body of water is not listed, follow the general law provisions.

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5. Maximum length limits (25 inches) for landlocked salmon and brown trout were applied to waters in Hancock County to minimize the possibility of unintentional harvest of federally endangered Atlantic salmon.
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  • Maine Revised Statutes 38 §467

    Maine Revised Statutes 38 §467

    Presented below are water quality standards that are in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. EPA is posting these standards as a convenience to users and has made a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Additionally, EPA has made a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are not approved, disapproved, or are otherwise not in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. Maine Revised Statutes 38 §467 Maine Revised Statutes Title 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD Article 4-A: WATER CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM §467. Classification of major river basins All surface waters lying within the boundaries of the State that are in river basins having a drainage area greater than 100 square miles that are not classified as lakes or ponds are classified in this section. [1989, c. 764, §2 (AMD).] 1. Androscoggin River Basin. A. Androscoggin River, main stem, including all impoundments. (1) From the Maine-New Hampshire boundary to its confluence with the Ellis River - Class B. (2) From its confluence with the Ellis River to a line formed by the extension of the Bath-Brunswick boundary across Merrymeeting Bay in a northwesterly direction - Class C. [1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §68 (AMD); MRSA T. 38, §467, sub-§1, ¶ A (AMD).] B. Little Androscoggin River Drainage. (1) Little Androscoggin River, main stem. (a) From the outlet of Bryant Pond to the Maine Central Railroad bridge in South Paris - Class A. (b) From the Maine Central Railroad bridge in South Paris to its confluence with the Androscoggin River - Class C.
  • Chapter 3. PROTECTION and IMPROVEMENT of WATERS

    Chapter 3. PROTECTION and IMPROVEMENT of WATERS

    MRS Title 38, Chapter 3. PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS CHAPTER 3 PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS SUBCHAPTER 1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD ARTICLE 1 ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS §361. Organization; compensation; meetings; duties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 475, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 431, §9 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 499, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 571, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 256, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 414 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 527, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §9 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 217 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 450, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 712, §5 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 788, §206 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 228, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 395 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 614, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §419 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 300, §§10-12 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 596, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 483, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 566, §10 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 574, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 743, §8 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 812, §§290,291 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 746, §17 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 125, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §B175 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A34,40 (RP). §361-A. Definitions Unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words when used in any statute administered by the Department of Environmental Protection shall have the following meanings: [PL 1973, c. 423, §1 (RPR).] 1. Discharge. "Discharge" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, dumping, disposing or other addition of any pollutant to water of the State. [PL 1973, c.