| | Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §11223, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, | §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Duty. A person who knows or has reason to know that that | person has inflicted injury or may have inflicted injury on | another person by the use of a firearm or, bow and arrow or | crossbow shall: |
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| A. Make that person known to the victim; |
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| B. Render first aid and assistance as that person is | capable of rendering under the circumstances; and |
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| C. Give notice of the event by the quickest means to a game | warden or, in the event that a game warden can not be | contacted, to the law enforcement officer nearest the place | where the event occurred. |
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| | Sec. 12. 12 MRSA §11454, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, | §172 and affected by §422, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Prohibition. A person may not hunt deer with any firearms | using a .17 or .22 caliber rimfire cartridge, except that the use | of the .22 caliber rimfire magnum cartridge is not prohibited. |
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| | Sec. 13. 12 MRSA §11603, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, | §177 and affected by §422, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Prohibition. A person may not use a .17 or .22 caliber | rimfire firearm or, a shotgun using shot loads or a crossbow to | hunt moose. |
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| | Sec. 14. 12 MRSA §12404, sub-§6, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. | B, §243 and affected by §422, is amended to read: |
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| G. The owner or keeper of a dog is in violation of this | paragraph if that owner's or keeper's dog is found killing | or wounding a moose, deer or wild turkey at any time or any | other wild animal in closed season. |
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| (1) A person who violates this paragraph commits a | civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 | $500 nor more than $500 $1,000 may be adjudged. |
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| (2) A person who violates this paragraph 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. |
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