5.__Hunting assistance.__A person may assist in a hunt without a license or permit for that activity as long as that person does not carry hunting equipment or engage in driving deer as described in section 11453.

For the purposes of this section, "in the presence of" means in visual and voice contact without the use of visual or audio enhancement devices, including binoculars and citizen band radios.

Sec. 116. 12 MRSA §11108-A is enacted to read:

§11108-A.__Junior hunting license restrictions

1.__Hunters at least 10 years of age and less than 16 years of age; supervisor.__A person who is the adult supervisor, parent or guardian of a holder of a valid junior hunting license under 16 years of age may not allow that junior hunter to hunt other than in the presence of:

A.__That hunter's parent or guardian; or

B.__A__person at least 18 years of age approved by that hunter's parent or guardian who either holds a valid Maine hunting license or has successfully completed a hunter safety course acceptable under sections 10108 and 11105.

2. Supervisor; penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of subsection 1.

A.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

B.__A person who violates subsection 1 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.

3.__Hunters 16 years of age.__A hunter who is 16 years of age and who is hunting with a valid junior hunting license and who has not successfully completed a hunter safety course acceptable under sections 10108 and 11105 may not hunt other than in the presence of:

A.__That hunter's parent or guardian; or