Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§22 is enacted to read:

22.__Hikers without orange clothing.__A person is guilty of hiking without hunter orange clothing if that person is hiking on public lands during the open firearm season on deer and fails to wear 2 articles of solid-colored hunter orange clothing that are in good, serviceable condition and visible from all sides.__One article of clothing must be a hat.__The other article of clothing must cover a major portion of the torso, such as a jacket, vest, coat or poncho.__The presence of a decal on an article of clothing that is otherwise solid-colored hunter orange does not disqualify that article of clothing from satisfying the requirements of this subsection.

For the purposes of this subsection, "hiking on public lands" means any foot traffic on lands open to hunters during the open firearm season on deer.

SUMMARY

This bill requires hikers to also wear hunter orange during hunting season.