| | | 2.__Prohibition regarding transport of bear or deer beyond | | limits of State.__A person may not, except as provided in section | | 12351, transport or attempt to transport a bear or deer beyond | | the limits of this State. A nonresident who has lawfully killed | | and registered a bear may have the bear or its parts transported | | beyond the boundaries of the State by a transportation company, | | including common carriers, whether or not licensed in the State. | | If transported by other than a Maine-licensed transportation | | company, the bear or its parts must be accompanied by a | | nonresident transportation permit, which may be obtained by the | | licensee from any game warden. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged, unless otherwise specified. |
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| | | 3.__Prohibition regarding possession and transportation of | | wild hares or wild rabbits.__A person may not possess or | | transport a wild hare or rabbit taken: |
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| | | A.__During the closed season; or |
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| | | B.__By any method or with any device prohibited by section | | 11952, subsection 1 or section 12252, subsection 2, | | paragraphs A to D. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged. |
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| | | §12401. Attacking domestic animals or destroying |
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| | | Except as provided in sections 12402 and 12404, a person may | | lawfully kill, or cause to be killed, any wild animal or wild | | turkey, night or day, found in the act of attacking, worrying or | | wounding that person's domestic animals or domestic birds or | | destroying that person's property.__A person who kills a wild | | animal or wild turkey by authority of this section shall report | | the incident to the Maine Warden Service as provided in section | | 12402, subsections 3 and 4. |
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| | | §12402. Damage to crops or orchards |
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