2. Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 234. 12 MRSA §12303, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

Sec. 235. 12 MRSA §12303-A is enacted to read:

§12303-A.__Time limits for registering bear, deer, moose or

wild turkey

1.__Time limits.__A person may not keep any of the following unregistered wild animals at home or any place of storage for more than 18 hours:

A.__Bear;

B.__Deer;

C.__Moose; or

D.__Wild turkey.

This subsection does not apply to an animal that is kept in an official registration station for that animal or at the office of a game warden.__A person may leave in the woods an unregistered harvested animal if that person notifies a game warden within 18 hours as to the location of that animal and the circumstances necessitating leaving that animal in the woods.

2. Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 236. 12 MRSA §12304, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

Sec. 237. 12 MRSA §12304-A is enacted to read:

§12304-A.__Condition of animal presented for registration

1. Prohibition.__Except as provided in subsection 2, a person must present the following wild animals for registration in their entirety:

A.__Bear;