4. Hunters 16 years of age; penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of subsection 3.

A.__A person who violates subsection 3 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 3 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.

5.__Expiration of junior hunting license.__A junior hunting license issued to a person who has passed that person's 15th birthday is valid through the calendar year for which the license is issued.__All other permit requirements for a person who is 16 years of age or older apply to a person who continues to hunt with a junior hunting license.

6. Definition.__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. 117. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§3, śN, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

N. A license to use leashed dogs to track wounded deer animals, which permits a person to use one or more leashed dogs to track a lawfully wounded deer, moose or bear, is $25.

Sec. 118. 12 MRSA §§11110 and 11111 are enacted to read:

§11110.__Transfer of hunting areas or zones

A person who has been assigned a designated hunting area or zone by the department for purposes of hunting a game animal may exchange that designated zone or area with another person assigned a different hunting zone or area for the same game animal for purposes of hunting that same game animal. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.