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4.__Mandatory revocation of all licenses issued by the department.__
A person's license must be revoked under the following
circumstances.

 
A.__If a person holding a license or permit under this
chapter is convicted of the violation of any provision of
Title 17-A while on a hunting or fishing trip or in the
pursuit of wild animals, wild birds or fish, the
commissioner shall revoke the license or permit held by that
person for a period of at least one year, except when the
killing or wounding of a human being has occurred, in which
case the commissioner shall revoke the license or permit for
at least 5 years.

 
B.__Any license issued by the department in effect at the
time a person is convicted of a violation of section 12256,
disturbing traps, is revoked upon conviction and must be
immediately surrendered to the commissioner.

 
C.__If an habitual violator, as defined in section 10605,
subsection 1, is convicted or adjudicated of a violation of
any provision of this Part, the commissioner shall revoke
all licenses and permits held by that person.__A license may
not be granted to that person for a period to be determined
by the commissioner, but not less than 3 years from the date
of revocation.__A hearing for a person whose licenses and
permits have been revoked under this paragraph is governed
by the following.

 
(1)__A person whose licenses and permits have been
revoked under this paragraph may, within 30 days of the
effective date of the revocation, petition for a
hearing before the commissioner to show cause why the
licenses and permits should not have been revoked.

 
(2)__If, after the hearing, the commissioner finds that
the petitioner's record does not bring the petitioner
within the definition of an habitual violator, the
commissioner shall rescind the revocation.__If the
commissioner finds that the petitioner's record does
bring the petitioner within the definition of an
habitual violator, the revocation remains in effect.__
If the petitioner denies any of the facts contained in
the record, the petitioner has the burden of proof.

 
5.__Hunting license revocation or suspension for endangerment
or harm to another.__The commissioner may bring a complaint in
the District Court seeking to revoke or suspend the current
hunting license or the privilege to obtain a hunting


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