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| 1. Prohibition. A person may not: |
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| | | A. Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise | | and except as provided in sections 12401 and 12402, | | discharge a firearm within 100 yards of a residential | | dwelling without the permission of the owner or, in the | | owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that dwelling; or |
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| | | B. Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of | | this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part. |
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| | | This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a person from | | killing or taking a wild animal in accordance with sections 12401 | | and 12402. |
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| | A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | 2.__Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a | | Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 145. 12 MRSA §11211, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted | | in its place: |
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| | | §11211.__Unlawful use of firearm in Southport |
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| | | 1. Prohibited act.__A person may not use any firearm other | | than a shotgun in the Town of Southport or the islands within the | | confines of the Town of Southport. |
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| | | 2. Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | this section. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not more than $100 nor less | | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 146. 12 MRSA §11212, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, | | Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. A person may not shoot while in or on a motor vehicle or | | motorboat or while in or on a trailer or other type of | | vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle except: |
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