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I. The commissioner, by rule, may 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 following. |
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| (1) The demarcation of each area must follow | recognizable physical boundaries, such as rivers, roads | and railroad rights-of-way. |
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| (2) The determination of these areas must be made and | published prior to August 1st of each year. |
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| (3) The commissioner may implement a permit system to | regulate hunter participation in a special season and | the number, sex and age of deer harvested. If permits | are issued, the fee for a deer permit other than an | antlerless deer permit is $30 and the fee for an | antlerless deer permit is $10. |
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| (5) The commissioner may establish limits on the | number of deer taken or possessed by persons during any | special season. Limits established by the commissioner | under this subparagraph are exceptions to the limits | imposed under section 7458, subsections 1 and 2. |
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| (6) The commissioner may specify types of weapons to | be used during a special season. |
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| | Sec. 21. 12 MRSA §7457, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 22. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 118, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| | 12. Authority of commissioner. The commissioner may issue | applications for moose hunting permits, issue permits and make | all rules and regulations pertaining thereto to moose hunting | permits, including provisins for permittees who are selected for | a permit but unable to use the permit. The commissioner may make | all other rules and regulations which he that the commissioner | considers necessary for the protection of the moose resource. |
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| | Sec. 23. 12 MRSA §7469, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 95, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | 6. Keeping an unregistered wild turkey. A person is guilty | of keeping an unregistered wild turkey if he that person keeps an | unregistered wild turkey at his that person's home, or any place | of storage except at an official wild turkey registration station |
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