| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7107-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 432, §§20 | to 22, is further amended to read: |
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| | 4. Open season. There is a special muzzle-loading open | season on deer, including antlerless deer, immediately following | the regular deer hunting season for the purpose of hunting deer | only with muzzle-loading firearms as defined in section 7001, | subsection 23-A. The commissioner may terminate this open season | at any time, in any area, if, in the commissioner's opinion, an | immediate emergency action is necessary due to adverse weather | conditions or severe hunting pressure. The length of the special | muzzle-loading season is as follows: |
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| B. The commissioner shall establish by rule the length of | the special muzzle-loading season. The commissioner may | establish seasons of different lengths in different regions | of the State. The season may extend for no more than 12 | hunting days in any part of the State. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7457, sub-§1, ¶H, sub-¶(6) is enacted to read: |
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| (6)__The taking of deer, including antlerless deer, is | allowed by hunters using muzzle-loading firearms as | defined in section 7001, subsection 23-A. |
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| | This bill allows a person hunting with a muzzle-loader to hunt | any kind of deer. |
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