| A. A person may not shoot while in or on a motor vehicle or | motorboat or while in or on a trailer or other type of | vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle except: |
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| (1) A person may hunt migratory waterfowl from a motorboat | in accordance with federal regulations; |
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| (2) Paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs | may shoot from motor vehicles that are not in motion; | and |
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| (3) A person may shoot from a motorboat if that boat | is not being propelled by its motor. |
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| B. A person may not, while in or on a motor vehicle or in | or on a trailer or other type of vehicle being hauled by a | motor vehicle, have a cocked and armed crossbow or a firearm | with a cartridge or shell in the chamber or in an attached | magazine, clip or cylinder or a muzzle-loading firearm | charged with powder, lead and a primed ignition device or | mechanism, except that a person who has a valid Maine permit | to carry a concealed weapon may have in or on a motor | vehicle or trailer a loaded pistol or revolver covered by | that permit. |
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| C. A person may not possess a wild animal or wild bird | taken in violation of paragraph A or B, except as otherwise | provided in this Part. |
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| | Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §11214, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: |
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| H. Use for hunting or possess for hunting an arrow or a | bolt having either an explosive or poisonous tip; |
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| | 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 |
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