Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7101-A is enacted to read:

§7101-A.__Hunting without a license

Notwithstanding section 7371, subsection 3, a person may assist in a hunt without a license or permit for that activity as long as that person does not carry a weapon.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§12, as amended by PL 2001, c. 202, §1, is further amended to read:

12. Hunting without hunter orange clothing. A person is guilty of hunting without hunter orange clothing if that person hunts with firearms during the open firearm season on deer or moose and fails to wear 2 articles of hunter orange clothing that are in good, serviceable condition and visible from all sides, except that persons a person hunting from a tree stand or hunting waterfowl from a boat or blind or in conjunction with waterfowl decoys need not wear hunter orange clothing. One article of clothing must be a solid-colored hunter orange hat. The other article of clothing must cover a major portion of the torso, such as a jacket, vest, coat or poncho, and must be a minimum of 50% hunter orange in color. 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.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, is amended to read:

4. Exceeding bag limit on bears. Except as otherwise provided, a person is guilty of exceeding the bag limit on bears if he that person possesses more than one bear in any calendar year. A person may keep more than one legally obtained bear in that person's home at any time.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§12, as amended by PL 1999, c. 322, §1, is further amended to read:

12. Illegal possession of gift bear. A person is guilty, except as provided in section 7531, and notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 13, of illegal possession of a gift bear if that person possesses any part or parts of a bear given to that person and:

A. Each part is not plainly labeled with the name and address of the person who registered the bear and the year the bear was registered by that person; or