LD 1920
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animal damage control, including animal control officers appointed
pursuant to Title 7, section 3947, must satisfy the licensing
requirements of this section prior to trapping or attempting to
trap a wild animal.

 
Sec. 215. 12 MRSA §12201, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
2. Eligibility. The following persons are eligible to
purchase a trapping license, subject to the provisions of
subsection 3.

 
A. A resident 16 years of age or older is eligible to
purchase a resident trapping license.

 
B. A resident 10 years of age or older and under 16 years
is eligible to purchase a resident junior trapping license.

 
C. A resident under 10 years of age may trap without a
license.

 
D. A nonresident is eligible to purchase a nonresident
trapping license.

 
Nonresident aliens are not eligible ineligible to purchase a
trapping license.

 
Sec. 216. 12 MRSA §12201, sub-§8, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following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:

 
8.__License violations.__The following penalties apply to
violations of restrictions of licenses under this section.

 
A.__A person who violates a restriction of a license issued
under this section 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 a restriction of a license issued
under this section 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.

 
Each day a person violates a restriction of a license issued
under this section is a separate offense.

 
Sec. 217. 12 MRSA §12203, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.


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