Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1999, c. 588, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§15, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 588, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7458-A is enacted to read:

§7458-A.__Assisting in deer hunt

A person may assist in a deer hunt if that person does not possess a firearm, archery equipment, a weapon or other device to kill, capture or ensnare a deer during the hunt.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt. A, §10 and affected by §18, is further amended to read:

4. Hunting permits. In accordance with the provisions of subsections 1-A and 2-B, the commissioner may issue moose hunting permits and may establish the number of moose hunting permits to be issued for each wildlife management district established by the commissioner by rule open to moose hunting. No more than 10% of the moose hunting permits may be issued to nonresident and alien hunters.

The fee for a moose hunting permit is $50 for residents and $475 for nonresidents and aliens. While hunting moose, each resident, nonresident or alien hunter, both permittee and subpermittee, must be in possession of a valid Maine resident, nonresident or alien big game hunting license, whichever is applicable.

Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§4-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 574, §22, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§13, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 577, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§15 is enacted to read:

15.__Assisting in moose hunt.__A person may assist a permittee in hunting moose if that person does not possess a firearm, archery equipment, a weapon or other device to kill, capture or ensnare a moose during the hunt.

Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §7469, sub-§10, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 95, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §7469-A is enacted to read: