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A.__Protect a species listed as an endangered or threatened | | species under chapter 713, subchapter V or listed as an | | endangered or threatened species by the United States | | Secretary of the Interior under the United States Endangered | | Species Act of 1973, Public Law 93-205, as amended; |
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| | | B.__Protect human health or safety in extraordinary cases, | | when the trap is the only method available; or |
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| | | C.__Conduct wildlife research approved by the commissioner | | or the United States Secretary of the Interior. |
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| | | Each day a trap is maintained in violation of this subchapter | | is a separate violation.__Each pelt sold in violation of this | | subchapter is a separate violation. |
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| | | Sec. 18. 12 MRSA §7451, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL | | 1981, c. 224, §1, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 19. 12 MRSA §7451, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1989, c. 913, Pt. | | A, §7, is further amended to read: |
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| | | D. The commissioner may shorten the open seasons on bear as | established in paragraphs A, B | | State provided that: |
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| | | (1) The demarcation of the areas with a shortened season | | follows recognizable physical boundaries such as rivers | | and railroad rights-of-way; and |
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| | | (2) The decision is made and published prior to February | | 1st of any year. |
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| | | Sec. 20. 12 MRSA §7451, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 224, §1, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | E. The commissioner may terminate the open season on bear | as established in paragraph, B | | time in any part of the State, if in his opinion, an | | immediate emergency action is necessary due to adverse | | weather conditions or severe hunting or trapping pressure. |
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| | | Sec. 21. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§1-D, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 913, Pt. | | B, §7, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 22. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1979, c. 543, §38, is | | repealed. |
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