Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7231, as amended by PL 1999, c. 403, §11, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7232, as amended by PL 1981, c. 12, §4, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7233, as amended by PL 1981, c. 12, §5, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7234, as amended by PL 1981, c. 12, §6, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7235-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 455, §17, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7235-B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 403, §12, is repealed.

Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §§7235-C and 7235-D are enacted to read:

§7235-C.__Permit to possess wildlife

1.__Affected species.__This section applies to all species of wildlife that are regulated by the department, including:

A.__All species listed under state law as threatened or endangered;

B.__All other species not included on a list of unregulated, nonnative species that is maintained by the commissioner to facilitate the issuance of importation permits; and

C.__Other species identified in rules adopted by the commissioner.

2.__Issuance.__The commissioner may issue a permit to a person permitting the possession and use of wildlife with the following exceptions.

A.__A propagation, rearing and sale permit does not authorize the permittee to possess, propagate or sell deer, bear, moose, wild turkey, hybrid wild turkey or wild turkey- domestic turkey cross nor does it authorize the permittee to possess, propagate or sell any wild animal taken in accordance with section 7501, 7502 or 7504.

B.__A__commercial exhibition permit does not authorize the permittee to import any species of wild turkey, hybrid wild