| | | A person may not possess any part or parts of a moose given to | | that person unless that gift moose is plainly labeled with the | | name of the person who registered it and the year the moose was | | registered by that person. |
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| | | A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 183. 12 MRSA §11701, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | §11701. Authority of commissioner; wild turkey hunting |
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| | | The commissioner may establish open seasons for hunting wild | | turkeys, designate areas that are open to the taking of wild | | turkeys in any part of the State, prescribe the form and regulate | | the number of permits to be issued, determine the number and sex | | of the birds to be harvested, establish bag limits, establish | | permit eligibility requirements, specify the types of weapons to | | be used during any open wild turkey hunting season and make any | | other rules that the commissioner considers necessary for the | | protection of the wild turkey resource. The legal hunting time, | | unless otherwise provided by rule of the commissioner, is 1/2 | | hour before sunrise to 11 a.m. each wild turkey hunting day.__A | | person may not hunt or possess a wild turkey taken outside the | | legal hunting time. |
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| | | A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime for | | which the court shall impose a fine of not less than $500, none | | of which may be suspended.__The court also shall impose a fine of | | $500 for each turkey unlawfully possessed, none of which may be | | suspended. |
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| | | Sec. 184. 12 MRSA §11702, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 185. 12 MRSA §11751, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | §11751. Unlawful possession of wild turkey |
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| | | 1. Possession of wild turkeys. A person may not possess a | wild turkey except in accordance with section 11155, subsections | 1 to 6; sections | commissioner under section 11701, 11702 and 12301; section 12304, | subsection 3; and section 12305 |
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| | | 2. Possession of wild turkey parts. A person may not, | notwithstanding section 12356, subsection 1, possess any part or | parts of a wild turkey, unless each part is plainly labeled with | the name and address of the person who registered the wild | turkey. |
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