Sec. B-217. 12 MRSA §12255, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

§12255. Tending traps

1. Failure to visit traps. A person may not shall:

A. While trapping in an organized or incorporated place fail to:

(1) Check each trap, except killer-type traps, at least once in every calendar day; and

(2) Check each killer-type trap at least once in every 3 calendar days; and

B. While trapping in an unorganized place fail to:

(1) Check each trap, except killer-type traps and drowning sets, at least once in every calendar day; and

(2) Check each killer-type trap or drowning set at least once in every 5 calendar days.

This subsection does not apply to under-ice drowning sets for beaver and muskrat. For the purposes of this subsection, "check" means to visit or cause to be visited.

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

2. Failure to remove animal from trap. A person may not fail to shall remove or cause to be removed from that person's trap an animal found caught in that trap.

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

3. Carrying a firearm while trapping. Notwithstanding section 11205, subsection 1, paragraph A and section 11206 11206- A, subsection 1, paragraphs paragraph A and B, a person who holds a valid trapping license may carry a firearm at any time during the open trapping season for the sole purpose of dispatching trapped animals.

Sec. B-218. 12 MRSA §12257, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: