LD 1600
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1.__Big game license.__A person 16 years of age or older at the
beginning of the special season established under section 11404,
subsection 1 may obtain a muzzle-loading license from the
commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent if the person
possesses a valid license to hunt big game with firearms.

 
2.__Junior license.__A person 10 years of age or older and
under 16 years of age may obtain a muzzle-loading license from
the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent if the
person possesses a valid junior hunting license.

 
§11108.__Landowners and junior hunters

 
1.__Hunting without license.__Notwithstanding section 11109,
subsection 1 as it applies to this subchapter, a resident over 10
years of age and a member of the resident's immediate family over
10 years of age, as long as the hunter's license to hunt is not
under suspension or revocation, may hunt without a license,
including an archery hunting license and a muzzle-loading
license, on a single plot of land:

 
A.__To which they are legally entitled to possession;

 
B.__On which they are actually domiciled;

 
C.__That is used exclusively for agricultural purposes; and

 
D.__That is in excess of 10 acres.

 
2.__Junior hunters.__A resident or nonresident hunter 10 years
of age or older and under 16 years of age may hunt with firearms
only in the presence of:

 
A.__That hunter's parent or guardian; or

 
B.__A__person at least 18 years of age approved by that
hunter's parent or guardian who either holds a valid Maine
hunting license or has successfully completed a hunter
safety course acceptable under sections 10108 and 11105.

 
A hunter who is 16 years of age and who is hunting with a junior
hunting license must complete a hunter safety course prior to
hunting without the adult supervision required by this section.

 
3.__Allowing junior hunter to hunt without adult supervision.__
A person who is the adult supervisor, parent or guardian of a
holder of a junior hunting license under 16 years of age, may not
allow that junior hunter to hunt other than in


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