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A junior hunter or a person 65 years of age or older may | | take an antlerless deer, if a person who holds a valid | | antlerless deer permit transfers the permit to the junior | | hunter or person 65 years of age or older by identifying | | the name, age and address of the transferee on the permit | | as well as any other information reasonably requested by | | the commissioner and then returns the permit to the | | department prior to the start of the firearm season on | | deer. The commissioner shall record the transfer and | | return the permit to the junior hunter or person 65 years | | of age or older. A valid permit must be in the possession | | of the transferee in order for the transferee to take an | | antlerless deer. If the person transfers the permit to the | | junior hunter or person 65 years of age or older, that | | person is prohibited from taking an antlerless deer. |
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| | | Sec. 14. 12 MRSA §7457, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, | | Pt. A, §9 and affected by §18, is further amended to read: |
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| | | I. The commissioner, by rule, may create special hunting | | seasons for the taking of deer in any part of the State to | | maintain deer populations in balance with available | | habitat, subject to the following. |
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| | | (1) The demarcation of each area must follow | | recognizable physical boundaries, such as rivers, | | roads and railroad rights-of-way. |
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| | (2) The determination of these areas must be made | and published prior to August 1st of each year. |
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| | | (3) The commissioner may implement a permit system | | to regulate hunter participation in a special season | | and the number, sex and age of deer harvested. If | | permits are issued, the fee for a deer permit other | | than an antlerless deer permit is $30 and the fee for | | an antlerless deer permit is $10. |
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| | | (5) The commissioner may establish limits on the | | number of deer taken or possessed by persons during | | any special season. Limits established by the | | commissioner under this subparagraph are exceptions | | to the limits imposed under section 7458, subsections | | 1 and 2. |
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| | | (6) The commissioner may specify types of weapons to | | be used during a special season. |
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| | | Sec. 15. 12 MRSA §7457, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, | | §1, is repealed. |
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