| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7107-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 432, §§20 | | to 22, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Open season. There is a special muzzle-loading open | | season on any deer immediately following the regular deer hunting | | season for the purpose of hunting any deer only with muzzle- | | loading firearms as defined in section 7001, subsection 23-A. | | The commissioner may terminate this open season at any time, in | | any area, if, in the commissioner's opinion, an immediate | | emergency action is necessary due to adverse weather conditions | | or severe hunting pressure. The length of the special muzzle- | | loading season is as follows: |
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| | | B. The commissioner shall establish by rule the length of | | the special muzzle-loading season. The commissioner may | | establish seasons of different lengths in different regions | | of the State. The season may extend for no more than 12 | | hunting days in any part of the State. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7107-A, sub-§5, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 320, §2, | | is repealed. |
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| | | This bill allows a hunter to take a deer of any sex during the | | muzzle-loading open hunting season. |
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