Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7035, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1993, c. 265, §1, is further amended to read:

B. A municipality or political subdivision of the State may not enact any ordinance, law or rule regulating the hunting, trapping or fishing for any species of fish or wildlife; the operation, registration or numbering of watercraft or snowmobiles; or any other subject matter of chapter 715, subchapters I 1 and II 2. For purposes of this paragraph, except as provided in subparagraphs (3) and (4), the regulation of fishing includes the regulation of ice fishing shacks. Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit the following:

(1) The enactment of any ordinance generally regulating the discharge of firearms in a municipality or any part of a municipality;

(2) The adoption of rules as authorized in section 7792;

(3) The enactment of any ordinance regulating ice fishing shacks on sources of public water supply as provided under Title 22, section 2642; or

(4) The enactment of any ordinance regulating ice fishing shacks on coastal waters as defined in section 6001, subsection 6.; or

(5) The enactment of an ordinance relating to the use of personal watercraft on Lake St. George pursuant to section 7807.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7807 is enacted to read:

§7807.__Regulation of personal watercraft on Lake St. George

1. Authority.__ The Town of Liberty may prohibit the use of personal watercraft on Lake St. George in the Town of Liberty if the Town of Liberty:

A. Holds a public hearing on the issue;

B. Votes at a town meeting to prohibit the use of personal watercraft on Lake St. George and to implement an enforcement plan; and

C. Submits an enforcement plan to the department for comments and review.