| | 7. Reciprocity with New Hampshire. When similar legislation | is enacted by As long as the State of New Hampshire has similar | laws, a fishing license issued to any person by either this State | or New Hampshire meets all requirements of the law for a fishing | license with respect to fishing in any lake or pond that lies | partly in both of the states of Maine and New Hampshire. |
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| | Sec. 251. 12 MRSA §12502, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following | enacted in its place: |
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| | 2.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | this section. |
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| A.__A person who violates the terms of a special privilege | under this section commits a civil violation for which a | fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be | adjudged. |
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| B.__A person who violates the terms of a special privilege | under this section after having been adjudicated as having | committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within | the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. |
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| Each day a person violates the terms of a special privilege under | this section is a separate offense. |
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| | Sec. 252. 12 MRSA §12503, sub-§§2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. | 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are amended to read: |
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| | 2. Land used for agricultural purposes; domicile. | Notwithstanding section 10606 as it applies to this subchapter, | any Any resident and any member of the resident's immediate | family, as long as the angler's license to fish is not under | suspension or revocation, may fish without a license in open | inland waters from land: |
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| A. To which they are legally entitled to possession; |
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| B. On which they are actually domiciled; and |
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| C. That is used exclusively for agricultural purposes. |
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| | 3. Free fishing days. The Saturday and Sunday of Father's | Day weekend and the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding | President's Day are free fishing days. Notwithstanding sections | 10606 and section 12501, it is lawful during a free fishing day | established under this subsection for a person to fish without a | license in inland waters, except that this subsection does not |
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