Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 443, §23, is further amended to read:

5. Night hunting. A person is guilty of night hunting if that person may not:

A. Hunts Hunt wild birds or wild animals, except raccoons and coyotes as otherwise provided in this Part, from 15 minutes after sunset to 1/2 hour 30 minutes before sunrise of the following day; or.

B. Hunts wild animals, except raccoons and coyotes as provided in chapters 701 to 721, from 1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour before sunrise the following day.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1999, c. 457, §1, is further amended to read:

6. Twilight hunting. A person is guilty of twilight hunting if that person hunts may not hunt wild animals or wild birds, except raccoons as otherwise provided in chapters 701 to 721 this Part, between sunset and 15 minutes after sunset and 1/2 hour after sunset during the open firearm season on deer.

A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

SUMMARY

This bill defines twilight hunting as occurring between sunset and 15 minutes afterward and night hunting as occurring 15 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. The bill clarifies that twilight hunting is a Class E crime.