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Item 1

 
Sec. 150. 12 MRSA §11214, sub-§2 is enacted to read:

 
2.__Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 151. 12 MRSA §11215, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted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:

 
§11215.__Use of motorized vehicle to kill, injure or molest

 
wild animals or wild birds

 
1. Prohibition.__A person may not intentionally kill, injure
or molest a wild animal or wild bird with a:

 
A.__Motor vehicle;

 
B.__Motorboat; or

 
C.__Aircraft.

 
2. Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. 152. 12 MRSA §11216, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
A. A person who violates subsection 1 without the taking of
a bear, deer or moose commits a civil violation for which a
forfeiture fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may
be adjudged, unless otherwise specified.

 
Sec. 153. 12 MRSA §11216, sub-§2, ¶C is enacted to read:

 
C.__A person who violates subsection 1 without the taking of
a bear, deer or moose 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.

 
Sec. 154. 12 MRSA §11217, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
1. Prohibition against buying and selling bear, deer, moose
or wild turkey. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may
not:

 
A. Buy, sell or offer for sale or barter a:


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