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hunting and may by rule shorten or lengthen that season if | | planned coyote harvest levels are exceeded or not achieved. The | | commissioner may terminate this open season at any time in any | | area if, in the commissioner's opinion, an immediate emergency | | action is necessary due to adverse weather conditions or illegal | | hunting activity. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are | | routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | | subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7112 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §7112.__Permit transfer system |
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| | | Except as otherwise provided in chapters 701 to 721, the | | following provisions govern the transfer of hunting permits. |
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| | | 1.__Permit transfer.__The commissioner shall establish by | | rule a system to allow a person who holds a valid hunting | | permit to transfer that permit to another person who is | | eligible to hold that permit.__Rules adopted pursuant to this | | section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | 2.__Prohibition.__A person who transfers a hunting permit | | under this section may not sell or charge a fee for that | | permit. |
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| | | 3.__Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 2 commits a | | Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 443, §23, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Night hunting. A person is guilty of night hunting if | that person |
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| | A. Hunts | | and coyotes as otherwise provided in this Part, from 15 | minutes after sunset to 1/2 hour | of the following day; or |
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| | 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. |
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| | | For the purposes of this subsection, "sunset" is the time the | | sun sets in Bangor, Maine. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1999, c. 457, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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