3.__Closed season.__Except as provided by rule pursuant to subsection 4, there is a continual closed season on deer in the following places:

A.__Mount Desert Island;

B.__Cross Island in Washington County;

C.__Scotch Island in Washington County;

D.__The Town of Isle au Haut and the islands within the confines of the Town of Isle au Haut in Knox County;

E.__All of Swans Island in the Town of Swan's Island in Hancock County;

F.__The Town of Islesboro in Waldo County, except that a person may hunt deer in that town with bow and arrow from the first day of the special archery season on deer, established in accordance with section 11403, subsection 2, to the end of the regular firearm season on deer of each calendar year in Waldo County;

G.__The whole of Cranberry Isles in Hancock County, except that a person may hunt deer in the Cranberry Isles with a shotgun or archery equipment in accordance with applicable laws and rules; and

H.__The whole of Long Island in Long Island Plantation in Hancock County.

4.__Rule.__The commissioner by rule may:

A.__Open any of the areas closed to deer hunting under subsection 3, as long as the legislative body of each affected town approves the opening.__For purposes of this subsection, "affected town" means a town, township or municipality that contains within its borders any area proposed to be opened under this paragraph;

B.__Create special hunting seasons for the taking of deer in any part of the State to maintain deer populations in balance with available habitat, subject to the provisions of this paragraph.