Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7053, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, is amended to read:

A. Arrest, summons and prosecute all violators of the following:

(1) Chapters 701 to 721;

(2) All rules promulgated adopted by the commissioner; and

(3) The United States Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Public Law, July 3, 1918, chapter 128, as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated adopted in pursuance thereof.

A game warden shall, without unnecessary delay, take any person so arrested before the District Court nearest the place of violation.__If the violation occurs in Cumberland County, the game warden shall take the person before any District Court serving Cumberland County;

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7053, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1987, c. 696, §3, is further amended to read:

C. Accept personal recognizances in accordance with the following procedures:

(1) Any game warden making an arrest for any violation of chapters 701 to 721 and Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter I, Article I-A, at a point more than 50 miles distant from the nearest District Court having jurisdiction, may accept the personal recognizance of the prisoner in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for his the prisoner's appearance before the nearest District Court on a specified date and a deposit in money or by major credit card to the amount of that recognizance.__ If the deposit is made by major credit card, the amount may include a reasonable fee as established by rule to cover administrative expenses incurred in connection with the use of credit cards as a method of paying deposits.__Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A;

(2) The warden shall report forthwith immediately all those recognizances and forward all those deposits and credit card invoices to the court to which the recognizance is returnable; and