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Sec. 292. 12 MRSA §§12702 and 12703, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are repealed and the
following enacted in their place:

 
§12702.__Rule violations; state-owned wildlife management areas

 
The following penalties apply to violations of rules
regulating state-owned wildlife management areas.

 
1.__Civil violation.__Notwithstanding section 10650, a person
who violates a rule regulating state-owned wildlife management
areas commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than
$100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

 
2.__Criminal violation.__A person who violates a rule
regulating state-owned wildlife management areas 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.

 
§12703. Rule violations; state game farms

 
The following penalties apply to violations of rules
regulating state game farms.

 
1.__Civil violation.__Notwithstanding section 10650, a person
who violates a rule regulating state game farms commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than
$500 may be adjudged.

 
2.__Criminal violation.__A person who violates a rule
regulating state game farms 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.

 
Sec. 293. 12 MRSA §12705, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted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:

 
§12705.__Rule violations; scientific collection permits

 
The following penalties apply to violations of rules
regulating scientific collection permits.

 
1.__Civil violation.__Notwithstanding section 10650, a person
who violates a rule regulating scientific collection permits
commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $500 may be adjudged.


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