322 CMR 1.00: ENFORCEMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
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| Section 1.01: | Safe Boarding and Inspection |
322 CMR 2.00: ADOPTING ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
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| Section 2.01: | Definition of Regulations |
| Section 2.02: | Petition for Adoption of Regulations |
| Section 2.03: | Initial Procedure to Handle Recommended Regulations |
| Section 2.04: | Participation at Preliminary Meeting |
| Section 2.05: | Procedure for the Adoption, Amendment or Repeal of Regulations Where No Public Hearing is Required |
| Section 2.06: | Procedure for the Adoption or Amendment of Regulations Where a Public Hearing is Required |
| Section 2.07: | Availability of Regulation |
| Section 2.08: | Filing of Regulation |
| Section 2.09: | Advisory Ruling |
322 CMR 3.00: 1971 COMPILATION
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| Section 3.01: | Protect Shad in the Palmer River, Rehoboth |
| Section 3.02: | Taking of White Perch from the Agawam River, Wareham |
| Section 3.03: | Transplanting Seed or Adult Oysters (Special Permit) |
| Section 3.04: | Use and Operation of Mobile Gear in Certain Territorial Waters of the Commonwealth |
| Section 3.05: | Taking of Anadromous Fish, Except Alewives and River Herring, in the Territorial Waters of Massachusetts |
| Section 3.06: | Taking of Coho Salmon (Oncorhychus kisutch) |
| Section 3.07: | Marking of Lobster Equipment |
322 CMR 4.00: FISHING AND SHELLFISH EQUIPMENT
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| Section 4.01: | Use of Purse Seines in Cape Cod Bay |
| Section 4.02: | Nets in Inshore Waters |
| Section 4.03: | (Reserved) |
| Section 4.04: | Fish Weir Buffer Zone |
| Section 4.05: | Use of Nets for the Taking of Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) |
| Section 4.06: | Use of Mobile Gear |
| Section 4.08: | Use of Bottom Gillnets North of Cape Cod |
| Section 4.09: | Use of Gillnets South and West of Cape Cod |
| Section 4.10: | Use of Sea Scallop Dredges |
| Section 4.11: | Use of Gillnets in Massachusetts Bay |
| Section 4.12: | Use of Nets for Taking Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis) or Shad (Alosa sapidissima) |
| Section 4.13: | Fixed Gear Marking and Maximum Length Requirements |
322 CMR 5.00: NORTHERN SHRIMP
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| Section 5.01: | Purpose |
| Section 5.02: | Definitions |
| Section 5.03: | Permits |
| Section 5.04: |
Annual Specifications |
| Section 5.05: | Gear Restrictions |
| Section 5.06: | Regulated Species Prohibition. |
322 CMR 6.00: REGULATION OF CATCHES
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| Section 6.01: | Lobster Maximum and Minimum Sizes |
| Section 6.02: | Taking of Lobsters in the Coastal Waters of the Commonwealth |
| Section 6.03: |
Cod, Haddock, Pollock, Yellowtail Flounder, Halibut and Monkfish |
| Section 6.04: | Atlantic Bluefin Tuna |
| Section 6.05: | Atlantic Sea Scallop (Placopecten Magellanicus) Management |
| Section 6.06: | Atlantic Salmon Restoration |
| Section 6.07: | Striped Bass Fishery (Morone saxatilis) |
| Section 6.08: | Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries |
| Section 6.09: | Winter Flounder, Fluke, Dabs and Gray Sole |
| Section 6.10: | Management of the Atlantic Freshwater Clam (Corbicula fluminea) |
| Section 6.11: |
Bay Scallops Harvest Criteria |
| Section 6.12: |
Fish Pot Fishery Restrictions |
| Section 6.13: | Lobster Trap Limit in the Coastal Waters of the Commonwealth |
| Section 6.14: | Lobster Car Restrictions |
| Section 6.15: | Black Sea Bass, Scup, and Conch Fishery Pot Limit |
| Section 6.16: | Atlantic Sturgeon Prohibition |
| Section 6.17: | River Herring |
| Section 6.18: | Bluefish Recreational Catch Limit |
| Section 6.19: | Blue Crab Restrictions |
| Section 6.20: | Minimum Sizes for Quahogs, Soft Shelled Clams and Oysters |
| Section 6.21: | Minimum Size for Conch |
| Section 6.22: | Summer Flounder (Fluke) Restrictions |
| Section 6.23: | Winter Flounder Restrictions |
| Section 6.24: | Sea Urchin Management |
| Section 6.25: | Lobster Landing Window |
| Section 6.26: |
Bycatch Lobster Landing/Possession Limits |
| Section 6.27: | Scup and Black Sea Bass Permitting and Reporting Requirements |
| Section 6.28: | Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Limits |
| Section 6.29: | Acushnet River Estuary Fisheries Closures |
| Section 6.30: | American Eels |
| Section 6.31: | Trap Tags |
| Section 6.32: |
Frozen Shell-on Lobster Parts |
| Section 6.33: | Lobster Management Areas |
| Section 6.34: | Horseshoe Crab Management |
| Section 6.35: | Spiny Dogfish Management |
| Section 6.36: | Quahog Management in State Waters |
| Section 6.37: |
Coastal Shark Conservation and Management |
| Section 6.38: |
Shellfish Landing and Harvest Restrictions Necessitated by Marine Biotoxins |
| Section 6.39: |
Loligo Squid Management |
| Section 6.40: |
Commercial Tautog (Tautoga onitis) Fishery Limits |
| Section 6.41: |
Smooth Dogfish (Mustelus canis) Management |
322 CMR 7.00: PERMITS
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| Section 7.01: | Form, Use and Contents of Permits |
| Section 7.02: | Master and Subordinate Digger Permits |
| Section 7.03: |
Coastal Lobster Permit & Trap Allocation Transfer Programs |
| Section 7.04: | Commercial Fisheries Control Date |
| Section 7.05: | Coastal Access Permit (CAP) |
| Section 7.06: | Transfer of Limited Entry Permits |
| Section 7.07: | Authorization for Dealers to Purchase Quota-managed Species |
| Section 7.08: | Offshore Lobster Fishery Control Date and Moratorium |
| Section 7.09: |
Fish Pot Permits and Transfers |
322 CMR 8.00: COASTAL FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
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| Section 8.01: | Purpose and Scope |
| Section 8.02: | Definitions |
| Section 8.03: | Night Closure to Mobile Gear Fishing |
| Section 8.04: | Mobile Gear Restriction |
| Section 8.05: | Vessel Length Limits |
| Section 8.06: | Minimum Size and Possession Limits |
| Section 8.07: | Mesh Size Restrictions |
| Section 8.08: | Permits |
| Section 8.09: | Spawning Area Closures |
| Section 8.10: | Gillnet Mesh Size and Permit Requirement |
| Section 8.11: | Prohibitions |
| Section 8.12: | Groundfish Closures in the Gulf of Maine |
| Section 8.13: |
Coastal Fisheries Conservation and Management (Reserved) |
| Section 8.14: | Upper Cape Cod Whiting Area |
| Section 8.15: |
Seasonal Cod Protection Measures |
322 CMR 9.00: MANAGEMENT OF SEA HERRING
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| Section 9.01: | Definitions |
| Section 9.02: |
Management Area Boundaries |
| Section 9.03: | Spawning Herring Protection |
| Section 9.04: | Vessel Size Limit |
| Section 9.05: | Fishing Restrictions & Annual Specifications |
322 CMR 10.00: MANAGEMENT OF MODERATELY CONTAMINATED SHELLFISH
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| Section 10.01: | Definitions |
| Section 10.02: | Authorization |
| Section 10.03: | Agents |
| Section 10.04: | Containers |
| Section 10.05: | Transportation |
| Section 10.06: | Hold-Over |
| Section 10.07: | Records |
| Section 10.08: | Purification |
| Section 10.09: | Shellfish Release |
| Section 10.10: | Prohibitions |
| Section 10.11: | Penalties |
322 CMR 11.00: INTERNAL WATERS PROCESSING
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| Section 11.01: | Definitions |
| Section 11.02: | Authorization |
| Section 11.03: | Exception |
| Section 11.04: | Application |
| Section 11.05: | Conditions |
| Section 11.06: | Termination |
322 CMR 12.00: NORTHERN RIGHT WHALES
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| Section 12.01: | Purpose |
| Section 12.02: | Definitions |
| Section 12.03: |
Prohibition on Certain Lines in Waters under the Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth |