[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Yarmouth 4-7-1981 by Art. 16.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter was derived from
regulations adopted by the Board of Selectmen 3-8-1976.
The following regulations shall apply to the
commercial taking of eel:
A.
No fyke nets shall be allowed.
B.
Permit numbers shall be displayed on all pots and
buoys.
C.
The Selectmen reserve the right to open and close
certain areas to be fished.
D.
No person shall be permitted to fish over 40 pots.
E.
All buoys shall be painted yellow, the Town's color.
F.
Pots shall not be set in navigable marked channels.
G.
Any person having held a commercial eel permit for
the previous year shall give a written report of his total catch before
receiving a new commercial eel permit.
H.
The fee for a commercial eel permit shall be $25 per
year.
[Amended 2-16-1994 by Art. 9, approved 3-31-1994]
I.
The Town of Yarmouth shall not issue nonresident commercial
eel permits.
[Added 2-16-1994 by Art. 9, approved 3-31-1994]
The following regulations shall apply to the
taking of eel by a family:
[Amended 5-29-1990]
The penalty for violation of any of these regulations
shall be a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $75 for each offense
and/or the suspension or revocation of the offender's permit or license.