Legal Opinion
State v. Lauriat
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 13, 1989PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
Cyrus Lauriat appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brodrick, J.) affirming a judgment of the District Court (Portland, Kellam, J.) finding him guilty of possession of lobster on board the Fishing Vessel Elizabeth, which was rigged for otter trawling, in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 6952 (Supp.1988). 1 Lauri-at argues, as he did before the trial court, inter alia, that the State’s enforcement of section 6952 is preempted by federal law. We find that section 6952 is preempted by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA), see 16…
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