| | 2.__Prohibition regarding transport of bear or deer beyond | limits of State.__A person may not, except as provided in section | 12351, transport or attempt to transport a bear or deer beyond | the limits of this State. A nonresident who has lawfully killed | and registered a bear may have the bear or its parts transported | beyond the boundaries of the State by a transportation company, | including common carriers, whether or not licensed in the State. | If transported by other than a Maine-licensed transportation | company, the bear or its parts must be accompanied by a | nonresident transportation permit, which may be obtained by the | licensee from any game warden. |
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| A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | may be adjudged, unless otherwise specified. |
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| | 3.__Prohibition regarding possession and transportation of | wild hares or wild rabbits.__A person may not possess or | transport a wild hare or rabbit taken: |
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| A.__During the closed season; or |
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| B.__By any method or with any device prohibited by section | 11952, subsection 1 or section 12252, subsection 2, | paragraphs A to D. |
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| A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | may be adjudged. |
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| WILDLIFE CAUSING DAMAGE OR NUISANCE |
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| §12401. Attacking domestic animals or destroying |
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| | Except as provided in sections 12402 and 12404, a person may | lawfully kill, or cause to be killed, any wild animal or wild | turkey, night or day, found in the act of attacking, worrying or | wounding that person's domestic animals or domestic birds or | destroying that person's property.__A person who kills a wild | animal or wild turkey by authority of this section shall report | the incident to the Maine Warden Service as provided in section | 12402, subsections 3 and 4. |
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| §12402. Damage to crops or orchards |
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