| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11209, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | §11209. Discharge of firearm near dwelling |
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| | | 1. Prohibition. A person may not: |
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| | | A. Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise | | and except as provided in sections 12401 and 12402, | | discharge a firearm within 100 yards of a residential | | dwelling without the permission of the owner or, in the | | owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that dwelling; or |
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| | | B. Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of | | this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part. |
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| | | This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a person from | | killing or taking a wild animal in accordance with sections 12401 | | and 12402. |
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| | | As used in this subsection, "residential dwelling" includes | | livestock barns. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | This bill clarifies that residential dwellings include | | livestock barns in the law that prohibits the discharging of a | | firearm within 100 yards of a dwelling. |
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