Department of Marine Resources Regulations

Please select the Chapter number below to see the text of the regulation.

WARNING: While we have taken care with the accuracy of the files accessible here, they are not "official" state rules in the sense that they can be used before a court. Anyone who needs a certified copy of a rule chapter should contact the APA Office. Anyone who needs additional administrative information about a chapter should check the Secretary of State's website; be advised that those chapters may not be up-to-date.

Non-Discrimination Policy and Grievance Procedure: DMR adheres to the State of Maine's policies and procedures, which are codified in Chapter 50 of the Department of Labor's regulations.

Chapter 1 Watercraft Excise Tax Decal (Word)
Chapter 2 Aquaculture Regulations (Word)
Chapter 3 Foreign Fish Processing within the State of Maine's Internal Waters (Word)
Chapter 4 Certification, Recertification, Revocation of Certification for Municipal Shellfish Conservation Warden (Word)
Chapter 5 Confidentiality of Fisheries Statistics (Word)
Chapter 6 Lobster Processing (Word)
Chapter 7 Requirements for Municipalities Having Shellfish Conservation Programs (Word)
Chapter 8 Landings Program
Chapter 9 Harvester: Shellstock Harvesting, Handling and Sanitation (Word)
Chapter 10 Clams and Quahogs (Word)
Chapter 11 Scallops (Word)
Chapter 12 Mussels (Word)
Chapter 13 Whelks and Periwinkles (Word)
Chapter 14 Oysters (Word)
Chapter 22 Retail Shellfish (Word)
Chapter 24 Importation of Live Marine Organisms (Word)
Chapter 25 Lobster and Crab (Word)
The Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission - scroll down for Amendment 3 and all the subsequent Addenda (PDF)
Chapter 26 Sea Urchin (Word)
Chapter 27 Sea Cucumber (Word)
Chapter 28 Marine Worms (Word)
Chapter 29 Seaweed (Word)
Chapter 30 River Herring (Word)
Chapter 31 Horseshoe Crabs (Word)
Chapter 32 Eels and Elvers (Word)
Chapter 34 Groundfish (Word)
Chapter 36 Herring (Word)
Chapter 37 Freshwater Fish Regulations (Word)
Chapter 39 Sturgeon (Word)
Chapter 40 Smelts (Word)
Chapter 41 Menhaden (Word)
Chapter 42 Striped Bass (Word)
Chapter 43 Bluefish (Word)
Chapter 44 American Shad (Word)
Chapter 45 Shrimp (Word)
Chapter 49 Shellfish Bait Regulations (PDF)
Chapter 50 Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks
Chapter 51 Black Sea Bass (Word)
Chapter 52 Atlantic Mackerel (Word)
Chapter 55 Gear Restrictions (Word)
Chapter 60 Resource Management Plan (Word)
- Lower Kennebec River Anadromous Fish Restoration Plan and Inland Fisheries Management Overview: Cover Page (PDF file, 154 KB)
- Strategic Plan and Operational Plan for the Restoration of Shad and Alewives to the Kennebec River Above Augusta: Foreword (PDF file, 421 KB)
- The Strategic Plan for the Restoration of Shad and Alewives to the Kennebec River Above Augusta (PDF file, 2.8 MB)
- Operational Plan for the Restoration of Shad and Alewives to the Kennebec River (PDF file, 3.9 MB)
- Atlantic Salmon Management in the Kennebec River (PDF file, 2 MB)
- Sandy River Brown Trout Management Plan (PDF, 211 KB))
  - Amendment One to the Saco River Strategic Plan for Fisheries Management (PDF file, 884 KB)
Chapter 65 Burnt Island, Living Lighthouse and facilities (Word)
Chapter 70 Cable Area Prohibitions (Word)
Chapter 75 Protected Resources (Word)
Chapter 80 Commercial Pelagic and Anadromous Fishing License (Word)
Chapter 85 Saltwater Fishing Registry (Word)
Chapter 90 Conservation Areas (Word)
- Map of Taunton Bay Management Area with Sensitive Areas (JPG)
Chapter 91 Spat Collection (Word)
Chapter 94 Sanitary Control of Molluscan Shellfish (Word)
Chapter 95 Closed Areas - Pollution
Chapter 96 Closed Areas - Marine Biotoxins
Chapter 105 Safety Regulations (Word)
Chapter 110 Marine Harvesting Demonstration License (Word)
Chapter 115 Vibrio Control Plan (Word)

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