Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§15-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 432, §2, is amended to read:

A. Firearms of any type that are permitted under the laws governing hunting, including muzzle-loading firearms and primitive firearms; or

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§25-A, as amended by PL 1985, c. 320, §1, is further amended to read:

25-A. Open firearm season on deer. "Open firearm season on deer" means the time during which it is lawful to hunt deer with a firearm, including the special muzzle-loading season as described in section 7107-A and the special primitive firearms season described in section 7107-B.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§29-B is enacted to read:

29-B.__Primitive firearm.__"Primitive firearm" means a rifled or smooth-bored firearm that is:

A.__Forty caliber or greater bore diameter;

B.__Loaded through the muzzle with a round ball and black powder or a black powder substitute;

C.__Capable of firing only a single charge;

D.__Ignited by a match lock, wheel lock or flint lock mechanism or other mechanisms in use prior to 1777; and

E.__Equipped only with metallic sights.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§5, ¶¶O to Q are enacted to read:

O.__Resident primitive

firearms deer hunting license $11

P.__Nonresident primitive

firearms deer hunting license $33

Q.__Alien primitive firearms

deer hunting license $58

Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7107-B is enacted to read:

§7107-B.__Special primitive firearms deer hunting season