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KK.__York Game Sanctuary, in the County of Franklin: The | | following named territory; on the property of the following | | named persons, to wit: On land of J. Lewis York and on land of | | Yorks; said game sanctuary being in the northwest corner of | | Dallas Plantation, and bounded as follows, to wit: West by the | | east line of the Town of Rangeley; north by the south line of | | Lang Plantation; east by the west line of the public lot in | | Dallas Plantation; and south by land of Furbish, Goodspeed | | Company and land of the heirs of Henry Bliss, containing 539 | | acres, more or less. This game sanctuary is called the York | | Game Sanctuary. |
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| | | For provisions relating specifically to York Game Sanctuary, | | in the County of Franklin, see section 12707, subsection 2, | | paragraph B. |
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| | | 2.__Temporary wildlife sanctuaries.__The following provisions | | apply to temporary wildlife sanctuaries. |
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| | | A.__The commissioner may, upon the written consent of | | landowners, create from any lands within the State, not to | | exceed 1,000 acres, a sanctuary or sanctuaries for the | | purpose of liberating tame deer. |
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| | | B.__The commissioner may release all or any part of lands | | from the restrictions of a sanctuary or sanctuaries, | | whenever the commissioner considers it expedient. |
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| | | §12707. Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary; general |
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| | | prohibitions and exceptions |
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| | | Except to the extent permitted by the commissioner under | | section 12701, activities listed in this section are prohibited | | in a wildlife sanctuary. |
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| | | 1.__Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary.__Except as | | provided in subsection 2, a person may not: |
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| | | A.__Trap or hunt any wild animal or wild bird at any time | | within a wildlife sanctuary as designated in section 12706; | | or |
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| | | B.__Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation | | of paragraph A. |
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| | | 2.__Exceptions.__The prohibitions in subsection 1 are subject | | to the exceptions and limitations listed in this subsection. |
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