| (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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| D.__A person may not operate or attempt to operate an ATV: |
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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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| | Sec. B-75. 12 MRSA §10701, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, | Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are amended to read: |
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| | 2. Possession of hunting equipment while intoxicated. The | possession of hunting equipment in the fields or forests or on | the waters or ice in the State by a person while under the | influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs is prima facie evidence | that the possessor is in violation of subsection 1 1-A, paragraph | A. |
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| | 3. Penalties. A person who violates this section commits a | Class D crime. In determining an appropriate sentence, refusal | to submit to a chemical test must in every case be an aggravating | factor. In the following cases the following minimum penalties | apply. |
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| A. In the case of a person having no previous convictions | of a violation of subsection 1 1-A within the previous 6- | year period, the fine may not be less than $400. If that | person was adjudicated within the previous 6-year period for | failure to comply with the duty to submit to and complete a | blood-alcohol test under section 10702, subsection 1, the | fine may not be less than $500. A conviction under this | paragraph must include a period of incarceration of not less | than 48 hours, none of which may be suspended, when the | person: |
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| (1) Was tested as having a blood-alcohol level of | 0.15% or more; |
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| (2) Failed or refused to stop upon request or signal of an | officer in uniform, pursuant to section 6953 or |
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