LD 1939
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A. A person may not shoot while in or on a motor vehicle or
motorboat or while in or on a trailer or other type of
vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle except:

 
(1) A person may hunt migratory waterfowl from a motorboat
in accordance with federal regulations;

 
(2) Paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs
may shoot from motor vehicles that are not in motion;
and

 
(3) A person may shoot from a motorboat if that boat
is not being propelled by its motor.

 
B. A person may not, while in or on a motor vehicle or in
or on a trailer or other type of vehicle being hauled by a
motor vehicle, have a cocked and armed crossbow or a firearm
with a cartridge or shell in the chamber or in an attached
magazine, clip or cylinder or a muzzle-loading firearm
charged with powder, lead and a primed ignition device or
mechanism, except that a person who has a valid Maine permit
to carry a concealed weapon may have in or on a motor
vehicle or trailer a loaded pistol or revolver covered by
that permit.

 
C. A person may not possess a wild animal or wild bird
taken in violation of paragraph A or B, except as otherwise
provided in this Part.

 
Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §11214, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

 
H. Use for hunting or possess for hunting an arrow or a
bolt having either an explosive or poisonous tip;

 
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


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