Legal Opinion
James v. Inhabitants of Town of West Bath
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 8, 1981PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
This appeal raises the question of the validity of a Worm Digging Ordinance enacted by the Town of West Bath in March 1980. The ordinance prohibited all persons from digging worms in the tidal flats in the Town without obtaining a $25.00 license. Under the ordinance the Selectmen of the Town could also regulate worm digging, closing digging areas if they found it necessary to protect the flats or marine wild life. Criminal sanctions were provided for digging worms without a license or in closed areas.
Marine resources including marine worms, are also regulated in 12 M.R.S.A.…
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