1. 1. License required Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not fish for Atlantic salmon from any state waters without a current Atlantic salmon license.

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

2. 2. Licensed activity The holder of an Atlantic salmon license may fish for Atlantic salmon in inland and coastal waters of the State.

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

3. 3. License fees The following provisions govern license fees.

   1. A. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license is $15 for a resident.

      [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

   2. B. The fee for an Atlantic salmon license for any nonresident is as follows:

      1. (1) For a season license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $30;
      2. (2) For a 3-day license for a nonresident 16 years of age or older, $15. This license may not be exchanged for a season license; and

      3. (3) For a license for a nonresident under 16 years of age, $5.

         [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

   3. C. Members of Indian tribes in this State and residents of this State under 16 years of age are exempt from any fee.

      [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

4. 4. Atlantic salmon; possession, buying or selling A person may not possess, buy or sell Atlantic salmon unless each fish is clearly identified by one of the following methods:

   1. A. Tagged with a New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland-Labrador Atlantic salmon tag if imported from those Canadian provinces;

      [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

   2. B. Identified by a sales receipt less than 24 hours old;

      [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]

   3. C. For wholesale and retail seafood dealers, identified by a bill of sale indicating numbers of fish purchased, dates of purchase and point of origin of all fish purchased ; or

      [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]

   4. D. Tagged with a tag that conforms to rules adopted by the commissioner and identifies the fish as having been legally obtained from a private fee pond licensed pursuant to section 12508. Fish obtained in this manner may not be resold.

      [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (NEW).]

   [PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).]

5. 5. Exceptions This section does not apply to a person holding a lease that allows that person to engage in the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon in this State while conducting authorized activities on that person's lease site.

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

6. 6. Agent's fee Any clerk or agent appointed by the department to issue an Atlantic salmon license shall retain $2 for each license issued.

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

7. 7. Use of license fees All license fees must be used by the commissioner for purposes of conservation and management of the Atlantic salmon in this State.

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

8. 8. Duplicates The department or its agents shall issue a duplicate license to any person whose license was accidentally lost or destroyed. The fee for a replacement license is $1.

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

9. 9. Fishing in inland waters When fishing in inland waters, the holder of a license authorized under this section is subject to all the provisions of Part 13.

   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW).]

PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. QQ, §7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 615, §7 (AMD).