1. Deer tags. The commissioner shall prescribe the form and content of a deer tag and produce a deer tag that is part of a big game hunting license.

2. Tagging. A Prior to presenting a deer for registration, a person may not, prior to presenting a deer for registration, possess or leave in the fields field or forests forest a deer killed by that person that does not have unless the deer has securely attached to it and a plainly visible a deer tag that conforms to the requirements of subsection 1 established under this section.

3. Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

A.__A person who violates subsection 2 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 2 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. 177. 12 MRSA §11503, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§11503. Gift deer

A person may not possess any part or parts of a deer given to that person unless that gift deer is plainly labeled with the name of the person who registered it and the year the deer was registered by that person.

A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 178. 12 MRSA §11551, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

§11551. Commissioner authority regarding moose

The comissioner commissioner may issue applications for moose hunting permits, issue permits and make all rules pertaining to moose hunting permits, including provisions for the permittees who are selected for a permit but unable to use the permit. The commissioner may make all other rules that the