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(3) Recognizances and deposits shall must be handled
by the court in accordance with section 7910;

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7901, sub-§§19 to 26 are enacted to read:

 
19.__Violations of chapter 703.__The following violations of
chapter 703 are civil violations for which a forfeiture of not
less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged:

 
A.__Violation, while water-skiing, of rules adopted under
section 7036, subsection 1; and

 
B.__Defacement of notices as described in section 7036,
subsection 2.

 
20. Violations of chapter 707.__The following violations of
chapter 707 are civil violations for which a forfeiture of not
less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged:

 
A.__Hunting migratory birds without having a valid permit to
do so.

 
21.__Violations of chapter 709.__The following violations of
chapter 709 are civil violations for which a forfeiture of not
less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged:

 
A.__Shooting at or near wildfowl decoys as described in
section 7406, subsection 11;

 
B.__Allowing duck decoys to remain in waters of Merrymeeting
Bay as described in section 7406, subsection 17, paragraph
H; and

 
C.__Allowing a junior hunter to hunt without adult
supervision as described in section 7406, subsection 21.

 
22. Violations of chapter 711.__The following violations of
chapter 711 are civil violations for which a forfeiture of not
less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged:

 
A.__Sale of bait or baitfish in polystyrene foam containers
as described in section 7606, subsection 1-A;

 
B.__Failure to label baitfish traps or baitfish holding
boxes as described in section 7606, subsection 2; and

 
C.__Failing to label an ice fishing shack as described in
section 7628.

 
23. Violations of chapter 715.__The following violations of
chapter 715 are civil violations for which a forfeiture of not
less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged:


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