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LR 2593
Item 1

 
Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §11223, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

 
1. Duty. A person who knows or has reason to know that that
person has inflicted injury or may have inflicted injury on
another person by the use of a firearm or, bow and arrow or
crossbow shall:

 
A. Make that person known to the victim;

 
B. Render first aid and assistance as that person is
capable of rendering under the circumstances; and

 
C. Give notice of the event by the quickest means to a game
warden or, in the event that a game warden can not be
contacted, to the law enforcement officer nearest the place
where the event occurred.

 
Sec. 12. 12 MRSA §11454, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B,
§172 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

 
1. Prohibition. A person may not hunt deer with any firearms
using a .17 or .22 caliber rimfire cartridge, except that the use
of the .22 caliber rimfire magnum cartridge is not prohibited.

 
Sec. 13. 12 MRSA §11603, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B,
§177 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

 
1. Prohibition. A person may not use a .17 or .22 caliber
rimfire firearm or, a shotgun using shot loads or a crossbow to
hunt moose.

 
Sec. 14. 12 MRSA §12404, sub-§6, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt.
B, §243 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

 
G. The owner or keeper of a dog is in violation of this
paragraph if that owner's or keeper's dog is found killing
or wounding a moose, deer or wild turkey at any time or any
other wild animal in closed season.

 
(1) A person who violates this paragraph commits a
civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100
$500 nor more than $500 $1,000 may be adjudged.

 
(2) A person who violates this paragraph 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.


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