§11208. Unlawful shooting or discharge of firearm or crossbow

1. Shooting or discharge of firearm or crossbow over or near public paved way. A person may not:

A. Shoot at any wild animal or wild bird from any public paved way or within 10 feet of the edge of the pavement of the public paved way or from within the right-of-way of any controlled access highway;

B. Discharge any firearm or crossbow over a public paved way; or

C. Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of paragraph A or B, except as otherwise provided in this Part.

This subsection does not prohibit a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon from possessing that weapon on or near a public paved way as long as it is not used for shooting at wild animals or wild birds or discharged in violation of this subsection.

2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §11209, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §140 and affected by Pt. B, §422 and Pt. C, §§1 and 6, is further amended to read:

§11209. Discharge of firearm or crossbow near dwelling

1. Prohibition. A person may not:

A. Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise and except as provided in sections 12401 and 12402, discharge a firearm or crossbow within 100 yards of a residential dwelling or a farm building used for sheltering livestock, machines or harvested crops without the permission of the owner or, in the owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that dwelling; or

B. Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part.