CHAPTER 113

H.P. 246 - L.D. 303

An Act To Increase Protection for Endangered and Threatened

Species

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7756, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 316, §1, is amended to read:

For the purposes of this section, "to take, take and taking" means the intentional or negligent act or omission that results in the death of any endangered or threatened species.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7756, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 316, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Prohibited acts regarding endangered or threatened species; negligence.__Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may not negligently:

A.__Import into the State or export out of the State any endangered or threatened species.__Notwithstanding section 7901-A, a person who violates this paragraph commits a Class E crime;

B.__Hunt, take, trap or possess any endangered or threatened species within the State.__Notwithstanding section 7901-A, a person who violates this paragraph commits a Class E crime;

C.__Possess, process, sell, offer for sale, deliver, carry, transport or ship, by any means whatsoever, any endangered or threatened species or any part of an endangered or