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LD 314 Title Page An Act To Prohibit Bear Baiting LD 314 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11301, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and
amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §156 and affected by §422, is repealed.

 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11301, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Bear baiting.__A person may not use bait to hunt or trap
black bear, except for the protection of livestock, domestic
animals, threatened or endangered wildlife, public or private
property, public safety or commercial timberlands or for
scientific or research purposes.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11452, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

 
B. Hunt from an observation stand or blind overlooking
salt, grain, fruit, nuts or other foods known to be
attractive to deer. This prohibition does not apply to
hunting from an observation stand or blind overlooking:

 
(1) Standing crops;

 
(2) Foods that are left as a result of normal
agricultural operations or as a result of a natural
occurrence; or

 
(3) Bear bait that is placed at a bear hunting stand
or blind in accordance with section 11301, subsection 1
1-A.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill prohibits bear baiting except when it is done to
protect livestock, domestic animals, threatened or endangered
wildlife, public or private property, public safety or commercial
timberlands or for scientific or research purposes.


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