Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1999, c. 219, §1, is further amended to read:

7. Shooting from or over a public paved way. A person is guilty of hunting from or over a public paved way if that person shoots at any wild animal or wild bird from any public paved way or within 10 feet of the edge of the pavement of the public paved way or from within the right-of-way of any controlled access highway or discharges any firearm over a public paved way. Nothing in this subsection prohibits a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon from possessing such a weapon on or near a public paved way as long as it is not used for shooting at wild animals or wild birds or discharged in violation of this subsection.

Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 368, §3, is further amended to read:

2. Application after 5 years. A person subject to the provisions of subsection 1 may, after the expiration of 5 years from the date that the person is finally discharged from the sentences imposed as a result of the conviction or adjudication, apply to the Commissioner of Public Safety for a permit to carry a firearm. That person may not be issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Title 25, chapter 252.

Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1057, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 917, §2, is amended to read:

3. It is not a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1 that the person holds a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued under Title 25, former chapter 252.

Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1057, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §57 and affected by §153 and Pt. C, §15, is further amended to read:

5. For purposes of this section, "under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or a combination of liquor and drugs or with an excessive blood-alcohol level" has the same meaning as "under the influence of intoxicants" as defined in Title 29-A, section 2401, subsection 13. "Excessive blood- alcohol level" means 0.08% or more by weight of alcohol in the blood. Standards, tests and procedures applicable in determining whether a person is under the influence or has an excessive blood-alcohol level within the meaning of this section are those applicable pursuant to Title 29-A, sections 2411 and 2431; except that the suspension of a permit to carry concealed firearms issued