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| | | A person who holds a valid license issued under section 11109, | | subsection 3, paragraph N to use leashed dogs to track wounded | | bear, deer or moose may charge a fee for dog tracking services. | | Notwithstanding section 10001, subsection 28, a person is not a | | guide if the only services that person charges a fee for are dog | | tracking services pursuant to this section. |
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| | | Sec. B-118. 12 MRSA §11151, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Permit required. Except as otherwise authorized pursuant | | to this Part, a person may not hunt for bear without a valid | | permit from the first Monday preceding September 1st to the day | | preceding the open firearm season on deer. This section does not | | apply to trapping for bear. |
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| | | Each day a person violates this subsection that person commits a | | Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal | | to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed. |
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| | | Sec. B-119. 12 MRSA §11152, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Permit required. Except as otherwise authorized pursuant | | to this Part, a person may not hunt antlerless deer as authorized | | in this section unless that person has a valid permit issued | | under this section. |
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| | | Each day a person violates this subsection that person commits a | | Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal | | to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed. |
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| | | Sec. B-120. 12 MRSA §11152, sub-§2, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 2.__Authority to regulate taking of antlerless deer.__The | | commissioner may regulate the taking of antlerless deer within an | | area of the State as necessary to maintain deer populations in | | balance with available habitat if the demarcation of each area | | follows recognizable physical boundaries such as rivers, roads | | and railroad rights-of-way. |
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| | | Sec. B-121. 12 MRSA §11152, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Rulemaking. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary | | for the administration, implementation, enforcement and |
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