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LR 2679
Item 1

 
1. Prohibition. A person may not:

 
A. Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise
and except as provided in sections 12401 and 12402,
discharge a firearm within 100 yards of a residential
dwelling without the permission of the owner or, in the
owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that dwelling; or

 
B. Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of
this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part.

 
This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a person from
killing or taking a wild animal in accordance with sections 12401
and 12402.

 
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

 
2.__Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 145. 12 MRSA §11211, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted
in its place:

 
§11211.__Unlawful use of firearm in Southport

 
1. Prohibited act.__A person may not use any firearm other
than a shotgun in the Town of Southport or the islands within the
confines of the Town of Southport.

 
2. Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of
this section.

 
A.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not more than $100 nor less
than $500 may be adjudged.

 
B.__A person who violates subsection 1 after having been
adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 146. 12 MRSA §11212, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
A. A person may not shoot while in or on a motor vehicle or
motorboat or while in or on a trailer or other type of
vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle except:


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