| | 12. It makes the amount of time for registering wild | turkeys the same as that for registering bear, deer and moose, | 18 hours. It is currently 12 hours. |
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| | 13. It amends the law prohibiting fishing from a dam in | which a fishway is located to make it unlawful to fish from | any operational fishway rather than from the dam. |
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| | 14. It amends the snowmobile laws by making a parent or | guardian of a minor under 18 years of age responsible if that | minor operates a snowmobile in violation of the snowmobile | laws. This is consistent with ATV law. |
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| | 15. Currently, the violation of operating to endanger only | applies on the statewide snowmobile trail system or a public | right-of-way that is open to snowmobiling. This bill removes | that language. |
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| | 16. It establishes a grace period for migratory waterfowl | permits and changes the permit to a calendar year permit. | Currently, permits expire on June 30th following the season | for which they were issued. These permits are now issued in | the form of a license rather than a stamp and will coincide | with the licensing year. |
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| | 17. It requires that snowmobile operators stop before | entering a public way or private way maintained for travel and | that snowmobile operators yield the right-of-way to all | vehicular traffic while operating on a public way or private | way maintained for travel. |
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| | 18. It amends the law regarding dogs chasing, wounding or | killing moose and deer, adding wild turkeys to the list. |
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| | 19. It allows the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and | Wildlife to establish rules regarding permittees that are | selected to receive a moose hunting permit but are unable to | use the permit. |
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