Require Biodegradable Hooks and Lures for Freshwater Fishing
Category: | Environmental |
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Status: | In Committee |
Sponsor: | Senator Paul Davis, Senate 4 - Piscataquis County |
Session: | 129 |
Bill #: | LD 695 |
Position:
Monitoring.
Summary:
Beginning January 1, 2024, this bill prohibits fishing in inland waters using nonbiodegradable hooks or certain nonbiodegradable artificial lures. A person who violates this prohibition commits a Class E crime.