1. Open night hunting season. Notwithstanding the night hunting prohibitions in section 11206 11206-A, there is an open season for hunting coyotes at night in all counties of the State from January 1st to April 30th is established.

2. Night; hunting hours. All hunting is limited to the hours between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise and ceases at midnight each Saturday and may resume at 12:01 a.m. each Monday.

3. Calling devices required. A person may not hunt coyotes at night without possessing an electronic, hand-held or mouth- operated predator calling device.

A person who hunts coyotes in violation of this subsection commits a Class E crime.

Sec. B-191. 12 MRSA §12051, sub-§3, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

3.__Possessing firearm while training dogs. A person may not possess a firearm while training a dog outside of the open training season on foxes, rabbits and raccoons as set out in subsection 1.

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-192. 12 MRSA §12051, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

Sec. B-193. 12 MRSA §12051, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Unlawful use of firearm during training or field trials.__ Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person may not possess__during the training or field trials permitted in this section and section 12054 a firearm other than a blank pistol or shotgun loaded with blank ammunition, except during an open season for hunting.__The commissioner may issue a permit to a person authorizing the use of firearms during the training of sporting dogs to shoot and kill wild birds propagated