LD 1939
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LR 2593
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4.__Licenses not included.__A super pack license does not include
a moose permit or trapping privileges.

 
5.__Fee.__The fee for a super pack license is $200 for
residents and $175 for a person holding 2 or more lifetime
licenses.

 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §11152, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and
amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §119 and affected by §422, is further
amended to read:

 
1. Permit required. Except as otherwise authorized pursuant
to this Part, a person may not hunt antlerless deer as authorized
in this section unless that person has a valid permit issued
under this section.

 
Each day a person violates this subsection that person commits a
Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal
to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed.

 
A.__Except as provided in paragraph B, each day a person
violates this subsection that person commits a Class E crime
for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal to twice
the applicable license fee must be imposed.

 
B.__A violation of this subsection in Washington County is a
Class D crime for which a minimum fine of $1,000 must be
imposed, and the court shall impose a sentencing alternative
involving a term of imprisonment of at least 3 days, none of
which may be suspended.

 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §11203, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

 
1. Hunter orange required. A person may not hunt with
firearms or crossbows during the open firearm season on deer
unless that person is wearing 2 articles of hunter orange
clothing that are in good, serviceable condition and visible from
all sides, except that a person hunting waterfowl from a boat or
blind or in conjunction with waterfowl decoys is not required to
wear hunter orange clothing. One article of clothing must be a
solid-colored hunter orange hat. The other article of clothing
must cover a major portion of the torso, such as a jacket, vest,
coat or poncho, and must be a minimum of 50% hunter orange in
color. The presence of a decal on an article of clothing that is
otherwise solid-colored hunter orange does not disqualify that
article of clothing from satisfying the requirements of this
subsection.


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