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D.__A person may take suckers for use as bait for fishing in
inland waters as provided in section 12551-A without a
permit under subsection 2.

 
Sec. 16. 12 MRSA §12661, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

 
3. Removal of abandoned ice fishing shacks. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Title 33, chapter 41, a landowner on whose
property an ice fishing shack is left in violation of Title 17,
section 2264 2263-A may remove or destroy the shack. The
landowner may recover any costs of removing or destroying the
shack from the owner of the shack in a civil action.

 
Sec. 17. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9
and amended by c. 627, §1 and c. 655, Pt. B, §362 and affected by
§422, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
1.__Prohibition.__A person may not place or operate a
motorboat or personal watercraft on the inland waters of the
State unless a valid lake and river protection sticker issued
annually under subsection 3 is affixed to both sides of the bow
above the water line and approximately 3 inches behind the
validation sticker required under section 13056.

 
Sec. 18. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§2, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9;
amended by c. 627, §1; and repealed and replaced by c. 655, Pt.
B, §363 and affected by §422, is repealed and the following
enacted in its place:

 
2.__Violation.__A person who violates subsection 1 is subject
to the provisions of this subsection.

 
A.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not
more than $250 per violation may be adjudged.__A fine
imposed under this subsection may not be suspended by the
court.

 
B.__A person who violates subsection 1 after having been
adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 19. 12 MRSA §13068, sub-§15, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9
and repealed and replaced by c. 627, §3 and repealed by c. 655,
Pt. B, §379 and affected by Pt. B, §422, is repealed.


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