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I remember being in court years ago when F & W guys brought in a lobster poacher. An agreed upon deal had been made for the finding. A $25.00 per lobster fine was in place. When the defendent and the F & W guys went before the judge they announced the agreement and the judge said o.k., guilty, filed, $25.00 fine. The F & W guys realized the judge misunderstood. Judge thought total fine was $25.00 dollars. I can't remember how many lobsters were poached but the total fine was well over $4,000.00. The judge choked when he realized just how many lobsters the guy got vaught with. $25.00 is cheap. Getting caught with any poached fih or crustacean should be a minimum of $100.00 dollars or more, depending on how understocked the poached species is.
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