CHAPTER 116
S.P. 45 - L.D. 155
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Hunting from a Public Paved Way
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1993, c. 212, §1, is further amended to read:
7. Hunting from or across a public paved way. A person is guilty of hunting from or across a public paved way if that person hunts any wild animal or wild bird from any public paved way or within 10 feet of the edge of the pavement of the public paved way or from within the right-of-way of any controlled access highway or discharges any firearm across a public paved way. Nothing in this subsection prohibits a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon from possessing such a weapon on or near a public paved way as long as it is not used for hunting wild animals or wild birds or discharged in violation of this subsection.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7946, as amended by PL 1993, c. 212, §2, is further amended to read:
§7946. Possession of firearm on public paved way
Possession of a loaded firearm on a public paved way or within 10 feet of the edge of the pavement of a public paved way or within the right-of-way of any controlled access highway, except as provided in section 7406, subsection 7, is prima facie evidence of hunting.
See title page for effective date.
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