| | 2.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | this section. |
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| A.__A person who violates this section commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| B.__A person who violates this section after having been | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations | under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a | Class E crime. |
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| | Sec. B-73. 12 MRSA §10701, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. B-74. 12 MRSA §10701, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 1-A.__Prohibition.__Prohibitions against hunting and operating | under the influence are as follows. |
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| A.__A person may not hunt wild animals or wild birds: |
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| (1)__While under the influence of intoxicating liquor | or drugs or a combination of liquor and drugs; |
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| (2)__If 21 years of age or older, while having 0.08% or | more by weight of alcohol in that person's blood; or |
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| (3)__If less than 21 years of age, while having any | amount of alcohol in that person's blood. |
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| B. A person may not operate or attempt to operate a | watercraft: |
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| (1) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or | drugs or a combination of liquor and drugs; |
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| (2) If 21 years of age or older, while having 0.08% or | more by weight of alcohol in that person's blood; or |
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| (3)__If less than 21 years of age, while having any | amount of alcohol in the blood. |
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| C. A person may not operate or attempt to operate a | snowmobile: |
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| (1) While under the influence of intoxicating liquor or | drugs or a combination of liquor and drugs; |
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