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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. |
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| | 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: |
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| | 2. Eligibility. The following persons are eligible to | purchase a trapping license, subject to the provisions of | subsection 3. |
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| A. A resident 16 years of age or older is eligible to | purchase a resident trapping license. |
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| B. A resident 10 years of age or older and under 16 years | is eligible to purchase a resident junior trapping license. |
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| C. A resident under 10 years of age may trap without a | license. |
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| D. A nonresident is eligible to purchase a nonresident | trapping license. |
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| Nonresident aliens are not eligible ineligible to purchase a | trapping license. |
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| | 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following | enacted in its place: |
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| | 8.__License violations.__The following penalties apply to | violations of restrictions of licenses under this section. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Each day a person violates a restriction of a license issued | under this section is a separate offense. |
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| | 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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