Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§1-B, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 696, §10, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§1-C, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 493, §31, is amended to read:

1-C. Illegal baiting of bear. A person is guilty of illegally baiting bear if that person places bear bait in any manner which does not conform to section 7451, subsection 3 to hunt bear.

Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§15, ¶H, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 156, §2, is amended to read:

H. Subsection 9, paragraph B does not apply to hunting from an observation stand or blind overlooking:

(1) Standing crops; or

(2) Foods that have been left as a result of normal agricultural operations or as a result of natural occurrence; or.

(3) Bear bait that has been placed at a bear hunting stand or blind in accordance with section 7451, subsection 3.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits the use of dogs and the placing of bait when hunting bear.