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Agencies:
- 09-137: Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - General
- 09-143: Junior Maine Guides and Trip Leaders Curriculum Advisory Board (obsolete; former rules integrated with 09-137)
- 09-289: Atlantic Salmon Commission (moved to 94-289)
- 09-585: Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board
9 137 Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - General
- Ch. 1 Open Water and Ice Fishing Regulations (html)
- Ch. 1-A (Word) State Heritage Fish Waters
- Ch. 2 (Word) Rules Pertaining to Commercial Fishing, Fish Culture and Fishing Derbies and Tournaments
- Ch. 3 (Word) Public Interaction and Conflicts with Wildlife (Feeding of Deer)
- Ch. 4 (Word) Falconry
- Ch. 5 (Word) State Owned Wildlife Management Areas, Shooting Ranges and Boat Launch Facilities
- Ch. 6 (Word) Educational and Scientific Collection Permit Rule
- Ch. 7 (Word) Rules for Importation, Possession, Propagation, Rehabilitation, and Exhibition of Wildlife
- Ch. 8 (Word) Endangered Species
- Ch. 9 (Word) General Snowmobile and ATV (All-terrain Vehicles) Regulations
- Ch. 10 (Word) Significant Wildlife Habitat
- Ch. 11 (Word) Protection and Safety of Spectators at Snowmobile Races
- Ch. 12 (Word) All-Terrain Vehicle Regulations
- Ch. 13 (Word) Watercraft Rules
- Ch. 14 (Word) Commercial Whitewater Rafting
- Ch. 15 (Word) Interstate Wildlife Violations Compact
- Ch. 16 (Word) Hunting
- Ch. 17 (Word) Trapping
- Ch. 18 (Word) State Game Farm
- Ch. 19 (Word) Operation of Motor Vehicles on a Public Water Supply
- Ch. 20 (Word) Taxidermy License
- Ch. 21 (Word) Licensing and Registration Agents
- Ch. 22 (Word) Rules Pertaining to Department Publications
- Ch. 23 (Word) Youth Camp Trip Leader Permits and Junior Maine Guide Program
- Ch. 24 (Word) Licensed Guides
- Ch. 25 (Word) Leashed Dog Tracking Permit Rules
- Ch. 26 (Word) Commercial Wildlife Permit for Amphibians or Nonmarine Invertebrates
- Ch. 27 (Word) Animal Damage Control Agent Certificate
- Ch. 28 (Word) Educational Trip Leader Rules
- Ch. 29 (Word) Species of Special Concern
09 143 Junior Maine Guides and Trip Leaders Curriculum Advisory Board (Obsolete; former rules integrated with 09-137)
09 289 Atlantic Salmon Commission (Moved to 94-289)
9 585 Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board
- Ch. 25 (Word) Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund - Strategic Plan