Sec. B-13. 7 MRSA §3953, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §37, is further amended to read:

§3953. Stealing, injuring or killing dogs

Except as provided in section 3951 and Title 12, sections 7504 and 7505 section 12404, and unless the killing is justified to protect persons or property, any a person who steals, confines or secretes, willfully or negligently injures or willfully or negligently kills a dog is liable in damages to its the dog's owner in a civil action.

Sec. B-14. 7 MRSA §4011, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2001, c. 617, §9, is further amended to read:

G. Hunts, traps or sells for the purpose of hunting any animal, except as permitted pursuant to Title 7, chapter 202-A and Title 12, Part 10 13;

Sec. B-15. 7 MRSA §4011, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3, is amended to read:

C. The conduct involved the use of live animals as bait or in the training of other animals in accordance with the laws of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Title 12, Part 10 13.

Sec. B-16. 7 MRSA §4012, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3, are amended to read:

2. Construction. Nothing in this This section may not be construed to prohibit the shooting of wild game in its wild state or the shooting of birds at field trials under the supervision of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in accordance with Title 12, chapter 707 915, subchapter IX 13.

3. Affirmative defense. It is an affirmative defense to this section that the conduct involved the use of live animals in the training of other animals in accordance with the laws of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Title 12, Part 10 13.

Sec. B-17. 8 MRSA §374, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §7, is further amended to read:

5. Wildlife lottery game. No later than January 30, 1996, the commission, in consultation with the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Board, shall develop and initiate a wildlife lottery game