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| | | An Act To Strengthen the Prohibition against Night Hunting |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10502, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | §10502. Seizure of fish, wildlife and equipment |
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| | | 1. Seizure; filing libel. All fish or wildlife hunted, | | trapped, fished, bought, sold, carried, transported or found in | | possession of any person in violation of this Part, and all | | equipment, including but not limited to firearms, possessed or | | used in violation of this Part are contraband and subject to | | seizure by any officer authorized to enforce this Part. Except | | for property exempted from libel under subsection 2, an officer | | making such a seizure shall file, within a reasonable time, with | | the court a libel against that property. The libel must describe | | the property seized and the date and place of that seizure, cite | | the provision of law that is alleged to have been violated and | | request a decree of forfeiture. The libel proceedings and | | disposal of property are governed by section 10503. |
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| | | 2. Exemption from libel proceedings. The following property | | may be lawfully seized under this section but is not subject to | | the libel requirements of this section: |
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| | | A. Unless reasonable doubt exists as to ownership, property | | having a value less than $10; |
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