Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7079-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 220, §1, is amended to read:

2. Exhibit license or permit. Exhibit that license or permit for inspection upon request to a warden or other law enforcement officer, an employee of the department, a registered Maine guide or the owner of the land on which the licensed activity is taking place.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7102-A, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 387, §9, is further amended to read:

6. Open seasons for hunting with bow and arrow. Permitted seasons for hunting with bow and arrow are as follows.

A. It is legal, except Except as otherwise provided in chapters 701 to 721, to hunt any wild bird or wild animal with a hand-held bow and arrow during any open season on that bird or animal the commissioner may by rule establish an open season to hunt birds or wild animals with a bow and arrow and may by rule shorten or lengthen an open season on birds or wild animals if planned harvest levels are exceeded or not achieved.

B. Except as provided in section 7377, subsection 1, an archery hunting license is required for persons 16 years of age or older to hunt deer with bow and arrow during the special open season on deer established under paragraph C.

C. The commissioner shall by rule establish a special archery season beginning at least 30 days prior and extending to the beginning of the regular deer hunting season, as described in section 7457, subsection 1, paragraph A, for the purpose of hunting deer with bow and arrow only. During the special archery season on deer, the following restrictions apply.

(1) Deer may be taken only by means of a hand-held bow and broadhead arrow:

(a) Bows must have a minimum draw weight of 35 pounds; and

(b) Arrowheads must be at least 7/8 inch in width.

(2) A person may not carry firearms of any kind while hunting any species of wildlife with bow and arrow during the special archery season on deer, except that