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LR 487
Item 1

 
(5)__Transporting bear out of the State as described
in section 7452, subsection 14;

 
(6)__Hunting migratory game birds without
certification as described in section 7456,
subsection 1-A;

 
(8)__Transporting deer out of the State as described
in section 7458, subsection 12;

 
(9)__Hunting deer with .22 caliber rim fire cartridge
as described in section 7458, subsection 13;

 
(12)__Possessing or transporting wild hares or
rabbits as described in section 7462, subsection 4;

 
(13)__Failure to attach a moose tag to a moose as
described in section 7464, subsection 6;

 
(14)__Use of illegal firearms as described in section
7464, subsection 8-A;

 
(15)__Illegal hunting methods as described in section
7464, subsection 8-C;

 
(16)__Failure to attach a wild turkey tag to a wild
turkey as described in section 7469, subsection 7;
and

 
(18)__Taking of snakes and turtles from the wild for
commercial purposes as described in section 7471;

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill does the following:

 
1. It includes "mechanical broadheads when open" in the
width requirement for arrowheads used to hunt deer;

 
2. It removes the requirement that the department advertise
bear and deer registration stations in newspapers;

 
3. It repeals the ban on hunting waterfowl on Haley Pond;

 
4. It repeals the ban on deer hunting in 8 localities and
the open season on deer in the Town of Vinalhaven and the Town
of Southport;


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