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identification of deer wintering areas in the State.__The
criteria must include:

 
A.__Observation by department personnel;

 
B.__Deer tracks;

 
C.__Evidence of current or past browsing;

 
D.__Deer pellet depositions; or

 
E.__Bedding sites.

 
2.__Notification.__Whenever evidence indicates, according to
criteria established by the commissioner, the existence of a deer
wintering area in any municipality or plantation, the
commissioner shall notify the officials of the municipality or
plantation and the owner or owners of record of the property on
which the area is located of the existence of the deer wintering
area and shall provide information to those persons as to actions
that may be taken to protect the deer in that area.

 
§10108. Programs

 
1.__Training in firearm safety.____The commissioner shall
establish a program for training individuals in the safe handling
of firearms and for this purpose may cooperate with any public or
private association or organization having as one of its
objectives the promotion of safety in firearms handling.

 
In establishing the program under this subsection, the
commissioner shall:

 
A.__Prescribe the qualifications of instructors. Each
instructor authorized by the commissioner to conduct
training under the program must be covered by liability
insurance protecting that person from liability for damages
during the time when instruction is being given. The cost of
this insurance must be borne by the State and must be a
charge against the funds credited to the department;

 
B.__Prescribe the type and course of instruction and the
time and place of examinations; and

 
C.__Issue a certificate of competency to individuals who
successfully complete the examination.

 
2.__Promotion of hunting, fishing and camping.__The
commissioner may implement a program designed to promote
fisheries and wildlife resources and attract hunters and anglers


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