An Act To Amend Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species List by Removing the Bald Eagle
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶U, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 573, §6 and affected by §8 and c. 655, Pt. C, §§3 and 6, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12810 is enacted to read:
§ 12810. Delisted species
1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "delisted species" means a species that was listed as a state endangered or threatened species under section 12803 and after 2007 was removed from that list by the Legislature. The following is a delisted species:
A. Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus.
2. Prohibited acts regarding delisted species. Except as otherwise authorized by the commissioner pursuant to this Part, a person may not intentionally:
A. Import into the State or export out of the State a delisted species. A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime;
B. Hunt, trap or possess a delisted species within the State. A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime;
C. Process, sell, offer for sale, deliver, carry, transport or ship, by any means whatsoever, a delisted species or any part of a delisted species. A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime; or
D. Feed, set bait for or harass a delisted species. A law enforcement officer, as defined in Title 25, section 2801-A, subsection 5, must issue a warning to a person who violates this paragraph for the first time. A person who violates this paragraph after having previously been given a warning under this paragraph commits a Class D crime.
Effective September 12, 2009