| | Sec. 312. 12 MRSA §12808, sub-§1, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following | enacted in its place: |
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| | 1.__Prohibited acts regarding endangered or threatened | species; negligence.__Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, | a person may not negligently: |
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| A.__Import into the State or export out of the State any | endangered or threatened species.__A person who violates | this paragraph commits a Class E crime; |
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| B.__Hunt, take, trap or possess any endangered or threatened | species within the State.__A person who violates this | paragraph commits a Class E crime; |
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| C.__Possess, process, sell, offer for sale, deliver, carry, | transport or ship, by any means whatsoever, any endangered | or threatened species or any part of an endangered or | threatened species.__A person who violates this paragraph | commits a Class E crime; or |
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| D.__Feed, set bait for or harass any endangered or | threatened species. A law enforcement officer, as defined in | Title 25, section 2801-A, subsection 5, must issue a warning | to a person who violates this paragraph for the first time.__ | A person who violates this paragraph after having previously | been given a warning under this paragraph commits a Class E | crime. |
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| | Sec. 313. 12 MRSA §12808, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 1-A.__Prohibited acts regarding endangered or threatened | species; intentional.__Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, | a person may not intentionally: |
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| A.__Import into the State or export out of the State any | endangered or threatened species.__A person who violates | this paragraph commits a Class D crime; |
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| B.__Hunt, take, trap or possess any endangered or threatened | species within the State.__A person who violates this | paragraph commits a Class D crime; |
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| C.__Possess, process, sell, offer for sale, deliver, carry, | transport or ship, by any means whatsoever, any endangered | or threatened species.__A person who violates this paragraph | commits a Class D crime; or |
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