Sec. B-223. 12 MRSA §12260, sub-§6, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

A. The commissioner, or the commissioner's agent, shall establish a line of demarcation at least 200 500 yards from sites permitted or licensed for the disposal of solid waste.

Sec. B-224. 12 MRSA §12260, sub-§6, ¶B, 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 D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

B.__A person may not trap within the demarcation area established under paragraph A.__The commissioner, or the commissioner's agent, is exempt from this prohibition for the purpose of live trapping of nuisance bears.

(1)__A person who violates this paragraph commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2)__A person who violates subparagraph 1 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-225. 12 MRSA §12301, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

Sec. B-226. 12 MRSA §12301-A is enacted to read:

§12301-A.__Registration of harvested animals

1.__Registration stations established.__The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the establishment and closure of bear, deer, moose and wild turkey registration stations for the purpose of registering harvested bear, deer, moose and wild turkey and to allow for the collection of biological and hunting data.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.