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| Sec. E-13. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9; | amended by c. 627, §1 and c. 655, Pt. B, §362 and affected by §422, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 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 each side of the bow | above the water line and approximately 3 inches behind the | validation sticker required under section 13056. |
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| | Sec. E-14. 12 MRSA §13058, sub-§2, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9; | amended by c. 627, §1; and repealed and replaced by c. 655, Pt. | B, §363 and affected by §422, is repealed and the following | enacted in its place: |
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| | 2.__Violation.__A person who violates subsection 1 is subject | to the provisions of this subsection. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| | Sec. E-15. 12 MRSA §13068, sub-§15, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 | and repealed and replaced by c. 627, §3 and repealed by c. 655, | Pt.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 B, §422, is repealed.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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| | Sec. E-16. 12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§15, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, | Pt. B, §380 and affected by §422, is amended to read: |
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| | 15. Violation of surface use restriction order. A person may | not operate, launch or remove a watercraft at a restricted-access | site or refuse inspection of a watercraft in violation of an | order issued under Title 38, section 1864. |
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| A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not | more than $5,000 per violation may be adjudged. A fine | imposed under this subsection may not be suspended by the | court. |
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