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A.__Shoot at any wild animal or wild bird from any public
paved way or within 10 feet of the edge of the pavement of
the public paved way or from within the right-of-way of any
controlled access highway;

 
B.__Discharge any firearm over a public paved way; or

 
C.__Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation
of paragraph A or B, except as otherwise provided in this
Part.

 
This subsection does not prohibit a person who has a valid permit
to carry a concealed weapon from possessing that weapon on or
near a public paved way as long as it is not used for shooting at
wild animals or wild birds or discharged in violation of this
subsection.__A person who violates this subsection commits a
Class E crime.

 
§11209.__Discharge of firearm near dwelling

 
1.__Prohibition.__A person may not:

 
A.__Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise
and except as provided in sections 12401 and 12402,
discharge a firearm within 100 yards of a residential
dwelling without the permission of the owner or, in the
owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that dwelling; or

 
B.__Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of
this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part.

 
This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a person from
killing or taking a wild animal in accordance with sections 12401
and 12402.

 
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

 
§11210.__Shooting domestic animals

 
Except as provided in section 12404, subsection 6, paragraph
C, a person may not, while on a hunting trip or in the pursuit of
wild animals or wild birds, intentionally, knowingly, recklessly
or negligently shoot and wound or kill any domestic animal,
including, but not limited to, a dog, cat or domestic bird.__A
person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

 
§11211.__Unlawful use of firearm in Southport

 
A person may not use any firearm other than a shotgun in the
Town of Southport or the islands within the confines of the Town


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