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| 5. Hunting bear near dumps. The commissioner, or the | | commissioner's agent, shall establish a line of demarcation at | | least 500 yards from sites permitted or licensed for the disposal | of solid waste. A person may not hunt, trap, | bear or release dogs for the purpose of hunting bear | | area. The commissioner, or the commissioner's agent, is exempt | | from this prohibition for the purpose of live trapping nuisance | | bears pursuant to subsection 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. A-22. 12 MRSA §7452, sub-§15, ¶A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 331, | | §10, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. A-23. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§15, ¶H, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 156, | | §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | H. Subsection 9, paragraph B does not apply to hunting from | | an observation stand or blind overlooking: |
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| | | (2) Foods that have been left as a result of normal | | agricultural operations or as a result of natural | | occurrence; or |
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| | | (3) Bear bait that has been placed at a bear hunting | | stand or blind in accordance with section 7451, | subsection 3 |
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| | | Sec. A-24. 12 MRSA §7504, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 563, §3, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | A. The commissioner may suspend the game laws relating to | | raccoons and bears in such restricted localities and for | such periods of time as he | | advisable to relieve excessive damage being done by them to | | sweet corn or other crops. Nothing in this paragraph is | | intended to limit or create an exception to section 7451, | | subsection 3-A; section 7452, subsection 1; or section 7452, | | subsection 2-A. |
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| | | B. The commissioner may suspend subsection 6 for the | | purpose only of allowing dogs to be used in hunting and | killing raccoons and bears | | personal supervision of the owner at all times, for such | | periods of time as the commissioner finds it advisable. |
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| | | Sec. A-25. 12 MRSA §7861, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 913, | | Pt. A, §18, is repealed. |
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