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2.__Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. B-144. 12 MRSA §11213, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

 
Sec. B-145. 12 MRSA §11213-A is enacted to read:

 
§11213-A.__Shooting at or near wildfowl decoys

 
1.__Shoot or shoot at decoy.__A person may not with a firearm
shoot or shoot at a wildfowl decoy of another person.

 
A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500 may be adjudged.

 
B. A person who violates this subsection 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.

 
2.__Shoot within area of another person's decoys.__A person
may not with a firearm shoot within an area encompassed by a set
of another person's wildfowl decoys, including the area 50 yards
away from the outer perimeter of the set of decoys.

 
A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500 may be adjudged.

 
B. A person who violates this subsection 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.

 
Sec. B-146. 12 MRSA §11214, sub-§2 is enacted to read:

 
2.__Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a
Class E crime.

 
Sec. B-147. 12 MRSA §11215, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted
in its place:

 
§11215.__Use of motorized vehicle to kill, injure or molest

 
wild animals or wild birds

 
1. Prohibition.__A person may not intentionally kill, injure
or molest a wild animal or wild bird with a:


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