B.__A person who violates subsection 2 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-161. 12 MRSA §11304, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

§11304. Permission to harvest another person's bear

A person may not, without the permission of the person conducting the hunt, kill or wound a bear that is treed or held at bay by another person's dog or dogs.

A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

Sec. B-162. 12 MRSA §11351, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

1. Hunting or trapping bear after having killed one. A person may not hunt or trap bear after that person has killed or registered one during any open season. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime for which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving a term of imprisonment not to exceed 180 days; the court also shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which may be suspended.

Sec. B-163. 12 MRSA §11351, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 552, §4, is further amended to read:

2. Exceeding bag limit on bears. A person may not possess more than one bear in any calendar year, except a person may keep more than one legally obtained bear in that person's home or as otherwise provided in law. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime for which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving a term of imprisonment not to exceed 180 days; the court also shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which may be suspended.

Sec. B-164. 12 MRSA §11351, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3. Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 or 2 commits a Class D crime for which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving a term of imprisonment not to exceed 180