# 12 M.R.S. § 6431-C: 12 §6431-C. Lobster Management Fund

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## Section

- **Citation:** 12 M.R.S. § 6431-C
- **Heading:** 12 §6431-C. Lobster Management Fund
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ME Code / Title 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 619 / Section 6431-C

## Text

1. Lobster Management Fund. The Lobster Management Fund is established as a dedicated nonlapsing fund. The fund is administered by the department. [PL 1995, c. 468, §5 (NEW).]

2. Purpose. All money credited to the Lobster Management Fund must be used to cover the costs of trap tags and the administration and enforcement of a lobster trap tag system under section 6431‑B , the costs of management of the lobster fishery, the costs associated with lobster management policy councils and referenda pursuant to section 6447 , costs associated with the Lobster Advisory Council not supported by the General Fund, the costs associated with determining eligibility for lobster and crab fishing licenses and eligibility to fish for or take lobsters from a vessel and the costs associated with the provision of educational programs, for which a surcharge is collected from the enrollee, pursuant to section 6423 . [PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, §4 (AMD).]

## Nearby sections

- [12 M.R.S. § 6421 12 §6421. Lobster and crab fishing licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6421.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6421-C 12 §6421-C. Application of student and noncommercial license age requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6421-C.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6422 12 §6422. Apprentice program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6422.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6423 12 §6423. Lobster and crab fishing education program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6423.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6431 12 §6431. Lobster measurement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6431.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6431-A 12 §6431-A. Trap limit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6431-A.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6431-B 12 §6431-B. Tag system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6431-B.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6431-C 12 §6431-C. Lobster Management Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6431-C.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6431-E 12 §6431-E. Vessel limitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6431-E.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6431-F 12 §6431-F. Trap tags](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6431-F.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6431-G 12 §6431-G. Vessel operation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6431-G.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6432 12 §6432. Methods of fishing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6432.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6432-A 12 §6432-A. Bait](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6432-A.md)
- [12 M.R.S. § 6433 12 §6433. Escape vents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T12_P9_C619_S6433.md)

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