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section 3314, subsection 3, except as otherwise provided or when | the context clearly requires otherwise. |
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| | Sec. 78. 12 MRSA §10702, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted | in its place: |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.__Duty to submit.__A person who hunts wild animals or wild | birds or operates or attempts to operate a watercraft, snowmobile | or ATV within this State has a duty to submit to a test to | determine that person's blood-alcohol level or drug concentration | by analysis of blood, breath or urine if there is probable cause | to believe that the person is hunting wild animals or wild birds | or operating or attempting to operate a watercraft, snowmobile or | ATV while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.__ | The duty to submit to a blood-alcohol or drug concentration test | includes the duty to complete either a blood, breath or urine | test or any combination of those tests.__Tests and procedures for | determining whether a person is under the influence of | intoxicating liquor or drugs are governed by section 10703. |
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| | 2.__Failure to comply with duty to submit. A person shall | submit to and__complete a blood-alcohol or drug concentration | test, or both, when requested to do so by a law enforcement | officer who has probable cause to believe that the person hunted | or operated or attempted to operate a watercraft, snowmobile or | ATV while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. |
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| | 3.__Penalties.__A person who violates this section commits a | civil violation for which a fine of up to $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | Sec. 79. 12 MRSA §10703, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, | §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | 2. Prerequisites to tests. Before any test is given, the law | enforcement officer shall inform the person to be tested of the | consequences of refusing to comply with the test. If the person | fails to comply with the duty to submit to and complete the | requested chemical tests at the direction of the law enforcement | officer, that person is committing a civil violation for which | the person may be required to pay a civil forfeiture fine of up | to $500. The officer shall also inform the person that the | failure to comply with the duty to submit to a chemical test is | admissible in evidence against that person at any trial for | hunting or operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor | or drugs or a combination of liquor and drugs. |
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