| | | 2.__Unlawful possession; prohibited method or device.__A | | person may not possess a wild hare or wild rabbit taken by any | | method or with any device prohibited by section 11952, subsection | | 1 or section 12252, subsection 2, paragraph A, B or C. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 195. 12 MRSA §12001, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | §12001. Night season and restrictions |
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| | | 1. Open night hunting season. Notwithstanding the night | hunting prohibitions in section 11206 11206-A, there is an open | | season for hunting coyotes at night in all counties of the State | from January 1st to April 30th is established. |
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| | | 2. Night; hunting hours. All hunting is limited to the hours | between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise and | ceases at midnight each Saturday and may resume at 12:01 a.m. | each Monday. |
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| | | 3. Calling devices required. A person may not hunt coyotes | | at night without possessing an electronic, hand-held or mouth- | | operated predator calling device. |
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| | | A person who hunts coyotes in violation of this subsection | | commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 196. 12 MRSA §12051, sub-§3, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 3.__Possessing firearm while training dogs. A person may not | | possess a firearm while training a dog outside of the open | | training season on foxes, rabbits and raccoons as set out in | | subsection 1. |
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| | | 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. |
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