D.__Buy or sell migratory game birds.

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

Sec. 191. 12 MRSA §11856 is enacted to read:

§11856.__Pheasants

The commissioner shall establish by rule a hunting season for male pheasants that disallows the taking of female pheasants in certain areas of the State.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.__A person may not take a female pheasant in an area subject to the provisions of this section.__A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 192. 12 MRSA §11951, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

§11951. Hunting hares and rabbits with dogs

A person may use a dog to hunt, or may be accompanied by a dog while hunting, wild hares or rabbits during the open firearm season on deer.

Sec. 193. 12 MRSA §11952, sub-§2 is enacted to read:

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

Sec. 194. 12 MRSA §11953 is enacted to read:

§11953.__Unlawful possession of wild hares or wild rabbits

1.__Unlawful possession; closed season.__A person may not possess a wild hare or rabbit taken during the closed season.

A.__A person who violates this subsection 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 this subsection 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.