Sec. 231. 12 MRSA §12301-A is enacted to read:

§12301-A.__Registration of harvested animals

1.__Registration stations established.__The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the establishment and closure of bear, deer, moose and wild turkey registration stations for the purpose of registering harvested bear, deer, moose and wild turkey and to allow for the collection of biological and hunting data.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

2.__Agents designated.__An agent designated by the commissioner must be in charge of each bear, deer, moose or wild turkey registration station.

3.__Agent duties.__Registration agents shall:

A.__Register every bear, deer, moose or wild turkey legally presented for registration;

B.__Attach a seal to each bear, deer, moose or wild turkey in the manner directed and with the materials furnished by the commissioner; and

C.__Collect and retain $1 for each seal from the person registering a bear, deer, moose or wild turkey.

Sec. 232. 12 MRSA §12302, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

Sec. 233. 12 MRSA §12302-A is enacted to read:

§12302-A.__Timely registration of bear, deer, moose or wild turkey

1.__Requirement. A person who kills a bear, deer, moose or wild turkey shall:

A.__Remain with that animal until it is registered, except as provided in section 12303-A;

B.__Present that animal for registration in that person's name at the first open registration station for that animal on the route taken by that person; and