Income from legislative appropriation, gifts, grants, bequests and other sources approved by the Legislature may be deposited into this fund.__Any interest earned on money in the fund must also be credited to the fund.__The Maine State Parks and Recreational Facilities Development Fund is nonlapsing and all funds are subject to allocation by the Legislature.

Sec. 30. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1997, c. 432, §40, is further amended to read:

10. Illegal possession. A person is guilty of illegal possession of wild animals or wild birds if that person possesses any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of subsection 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 9-A, 9-B, 13, 16 or 17 or Title 17-A, section 402, except as otherwise provided in chapters 701 to 721.

Sec. 31. 12 MRSA §7802, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 277, §1, is amended to read:

3. Sanctioned water-skiing courses. The prohibition in subsection 1 does not apply to watercraft towing a water-skier on a water-skiing course for slalom, jump or trick events operated under a permit issued by the commissioner under this subsection. The commissioner may issue a permit for a water-skiing course that is located in whole or in part in the water safety zone if the commissioner determines that:

A. The course meets the following minimum dimensional requirements:

(1) Eight hundred and fifty feet in length, plus 500 feet at each end for turning and other maneuvers;

(2) Seventy-five feet in width, except that the course must be at least 125 feet in width if a jump is combined with a slalom or trick ski course; and

(3) A five-foot water depth throughout the course; and

B. The applicant has obtained the written permission of any landowner whose property is less than 75 feet from any course buoy.

The commissioner may issue a permit under this subsection only if notice of the permit application is given to all municipalities that have jurisdiction over the body of water.