| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10657 is enacted to read: |
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| §10657.__Feeding bears prohibited |
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| | Except as provided in section 11301, a person may not feed | bears in the wild. |
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| | A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. |
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| | This bill prohibits the feeding of bears in the wild. It does | not apply to bear baiting for hunting. |
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