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revocation, a similar license may not be reissued to that person
for a minimum of 5 years.

 
9.__Rules.__The commissioner, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, may adopt rules
necessary for the administration of this chapter.__Rules adopted
pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
Sec. 8. 7 MRSA §1341, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 765, §3, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 9. 7 MRSA §1341, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:

 
4-A.__Cervid.__"Cervid" means a member of the cervidae family
and hybrids, including deer, elk, caribou, reindeer and related
species.

 
Sec. 10. 7 MRSA §1341, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 765, §3, is
amended to read:

 
5. Large game. "Large game" means domesticated deer cervids,
domesticated boar and domesticated bison.

 
Sec. 11. 7 MRSA §1342, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 765,
§3, are amended to read:

 
2. Land and facility requirements. To qualify for a license
under this section, an applicant must demonstrate that the
shooting area meets the following.

 
A. Each shooting zone in which large game of the deer
family cervids are enclosed is a minimum of 50 acres.

 
B. Each shooting zone in which large game other than that
of the deer family cervids are enclosed is a minimum of 200
acres.

 
C. The total area of land enclosed for operation as a
commercial large game shooting area does not exceed 400
acres.

 
D. A shooting zone is encompassed by fencing or other
barriers sufficient a minimum of 6 feet in height to contain
the species of large game contained in that shooting area.

 
E. The applicant owns or leases all of the land to be used
as a commercial large game shooting area.


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