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Wildlife and is responsible for the administration of programs to | increase the public's knowledge and understanding of the | | fisheries and wildlife resources and the management of these | | resources, including the administration of education programs for | | hunter safety and for the safe operation of snowmobiles, watercraft | | and all-terrain vehicles. The division's responsibilities include | public education, promotion of the | | resources and the dissemination of information. |
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| | | Sec. B-18. 12 MRSA §10103, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 8. Biennial revision of fish and wildlife laws. As soon as | | practicable after the adjournment of the Legislature, the Revisor | | of Statutes, with the assistance of the commissioner, shall issue | | a revision of all the public laws relating to inland fisheries | | and wildlife. The revision must be printed in a pamphlet of the | | same size pages as the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, and its | | printing and distribution must be the same as that of the | | biennial laws, except that the commissioner may issue as many | | extra copies of this Part as necessary in a pamphlet of whatever | | size seems best to inform the people about the fish and wildlife | | laws. Fees may be established to offset the cost of printing | | extra copies of this Part as provided in this subsection. |
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| | | Sec. B-19. 12 MRSA §10103, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Water level danger zones. The commissioner may | | establish, in accordance with section 10104, subsection 1, water | | level danger zones. These zones are areas of rivers and streams | | below water impoundment that are subject to rapidly changing | | water levels. The commissioner may adopt rules to protect | | individuals using those areas for hunting, fishing, trapping and | | boating purposes. The commissioner may not regulate the flow of | | water under this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this | | subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. B-20. 12 MRSA §10105, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, | | Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Authorize taking or destruction of wildlife. Whenever the | | commissioner determines it necessary for the accomplishment of | the commissioner's statutory duties, the commissioner may issue | permits authorizing persons | | commissioner in the taking and destruction of any wildlife. The | | commissioner may place conditions or restrictions on any |
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