| (1) A person may hunt migratory waterfowl from a motorboat in | accordance with federal regulations; |
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| (2) Paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs | may shoot from motor vehicles that are not in motion; | and |
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| (3) A person may shoot from a motorboat when the motor | is shut off and the if that boat is drifting, beached, | moored, resting at anchor or is not being propelled | solely by paddle, oars or pole its motor. |
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| | Sec. 147. 12 MRSA §11212, sub-§2 is enacted to read: |
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| | 2.__Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a | Class E crime. |
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| | Sec. 148. 12 MRSA §11213, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 149. 12 MRSA §11213-A is enacted to read: |
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| §11213-A.__Shooting at or near wildfowl decoys |
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| | 1.__Shoot or shoot at decoy.__A person may not with a firearm | shoot or shoot at a wildfowl decoy of another person. |
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| A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| B. A person who violates this subsection 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. |
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| | 2.__Shoot within area of another person's decoys.__A person | may not with a firearm shoot within an area encompassed by a set | of another person's wildfowl decoys, including the area 50 yards | away from the outer perimeter of the set of decoys. |
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| A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| B. A person who violates this subsection 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. |
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