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involving a term of imprisonment not to exceed 180 days; the court
also shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which may
be suspended.

 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §11501, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are amended to read:

 
1. Exceeding bag limit. A person may not possess more than
one deer during any open season, except as otherwise provided a
person may keep more than one legally obtained deer in that
person's home at any time or as otherwise provided in law.

 
2. Hunting deer after having killed one. A person may not
hunt deer after that person has killed or registered one during
the open season of that calendar year, except as otherwise
provided in law or rule.

 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §11601, last ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following
enacted in its place:

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

 
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §11651, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

 
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §11651-A is enacted to read:

 
§11651-A.__Hunting moose after having killed one

 
A person may not hunt moose after that person has killed or
registered one during the open season of that calendar year,
except as otherwise provided.

 
A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime for
which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative of not less
than 3 days for the first offense, none of which may be
suspended, and of not less than 10 days for each succeeding
offense, none of which may be suspended.__The court also shall
impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which may be
suspended.

 
Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §11701, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
§11701. Authority of commissioner; wild turkey hunting

 
The commissioner may establish open seasons for hunting wild
turkeys, designate areas that are open to the taking of wild


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