| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7076, sub-§15 is enacted to read: |
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| | 15.__Persons with disability.__The commissioner may issue an | archery hunting license to a person with a crossbow who is | recognized by that person's physician, in writing, as someone | whose movement is limited due to a medical condition and is | disabled by that condition. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7102-A, sub-§6, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 24, §3 | and affected by §7, is amended to read: |
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| A. It is legal, except as otherwise provided in chapters | 701 to 721, to hunt any wild bird or wild animal with a | hand-held bow and arrow during any open season on that bird | or animal and with a crossbow if the holder of the license | is recognized as disabled under section 7076. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§17, ¶G, as amended by PL 1993, c. 24, §5 | and affected by §7, is further amended to read: |
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| G. Hunts any wild animal or wild bird with a crossbow or | set bow except as provided in sections 7076 and 7102-A; |
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| | This bill allows a disabled person to use a crossbow during | archery hunting season. |
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