| | | 4.__Warden's certificate.__A game warden shall investigate an | | incident under this section as soon as possible and, if the game | | warden is satisfied that the wild animal or wild turkey was taken | | as provided in this section, give the person who killed the wild | | animal or wild turkey a certificate that entitles the cultivator, | | owner, mortgagee or keeper of the orchard or growing crop to own | | the carcass or carcasses, which may be possessed and consumed | | only within the immediate family of the cultivator, owner, | | mortgagee or keeper of the orchard or growing crop, or, in | | accordance with the labeling requirements for possession of deer, | | bear, moose or wild turkey, to transfer possession of those wild | | animals or wild turkeys to another person.__Any excess carcasses | | after the first 2 carcasses of deer, bear, moose or wild turkey | | killed or taken under subsection 1 or 2 must be distributed to | | recipients authorized through the Hunters for the Hungry Program | | established in section 10108, subsection 8 or as otherwise | | authorized by the game warden. |
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| | | 5.__Failure to report wounding, taking or killing of nuisance | | wild animal or to properly care for carcass.__ A person may not: |
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| | | A.__Wound, take or kill a wild animal under section 12401 or | | this section unless the person reports all the facts | | relative to the incident to the Maine Warden Service within | | 12 hours; or |
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| | | B.__Kill a deer, bear or moose pursuant to section 12401 or | | this section unless the person immediately and properly | | dresses the carcass and cares for the meat to prevent | | spoilage. |
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| | | §12403. Damage to motor vehicles by wild animals or wild birds |
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| | | 1.__Claims. The State may not pay any claims for damages to a | | motor vehicle by a wild animal or wild bird. |
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| | | 2.__Accidental collisions involving deer, moose, bear or wild | | turkey.__This subsection applies to accidental collisions | | involving deer, moose, bear or wild turkey. |
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| | | A.__The operator or owner having knowledge of a motor | | vehicle that has been involved in an accidental collision | | with a deer, moose, bear or wild turkey shall, by the | | quickest means, report the accident to a law enforcement | | officer. |
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| | | B.__The officer shall investigate an accident reported under | | paragraph A and, if the officer finds that the motor vehicle | | has sustained apparent damage as the result of the |
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