LD 1920
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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

 
(3)__If less than 21 years of age, while having any
amount of alcohol in the blood.

 
D.__A person may not operate or attempt to operate an ATV:

 
(1)__While under the influence of intoxicating liquor
or drugs or a combination of liquor and drugs;

 
(2)__If 21 years of age or older, while having 0.08% or
more by weight of alcohol in that person's blood; or

 
(3)__If less than 21 years of age, while having any
amount of alcohol in the blood.

 
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:

 
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.

 
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.

 
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:

 
(1) Was tested as having a blood-alcohol level of
0.15% or more;

 
(2) Failed or refused to stop upon request or signal of an
officer in uniform, pursuant to section 6953 or


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