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13.__Illegally transporting bear.__Except as otherwise
provided in chapters 701 to 721, a person may not move or
transport any bear, unless:

 
A.__The bear is open to view;

 
B.__A bear tag that conforms to the requirements of
section 7451, subsection 4 is securely attached to the
bear; or

 
C.__The person who killed the bear accompanies the bear
while it is being moved or transported prior to the lawful
registration of that bear.

 
Sec. 18. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§14, as amended by PL 1999, c. 322, §3,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 19. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§15, ¶G, as amended by PL 1981, c. 644,
§23, is repealed.

 
Sec. 20. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§8, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993,
c. 438, §31, is repealed.

 
Sec. 21. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1999, c. 403, §22,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 22. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§11, as amended by PL 1999, c. 322, §8,
is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
11.__Illegally transporting deer.__Except as otherwise
provided in chapters 701 to 721 and except as provided in
subsection 15, paragraphs C-1 and C-2, a person may not move
or transport a deer unless:

 
A.__The deer is open to view;

 
B.__A deer tag bearing the name and address of the person
who killed the deer that conforms to the requirements of
section 7457, subsection 3 is securely attached to the
deer; or

 
C.__The person who killed the deer accompanies the deer
while it is being moved or transported prior to the lawful
registration of that deer.

 
Sec. 23. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§12, as amended by PL 1999, c. 322, §9,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 24. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§15, ¶H, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 156,
§2, is repealed.


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