‘An Act To Increase the Penalty for Allowing Wildlife in Captivity To Escape in Violation of a Permit Requirement’
| SP0091 LD 305 |
Session - 128th Maine Legislature "", Filing Number , Sponsored by
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LR 590 Item 4 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Increase the Penalty for Allowing Wildlife in Captivity To Escape in Violation of a Permit Requirement’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12151, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2015, c. 374, §§3 and 4, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12152, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
(1) Rules adopted pursuant to subsection 5; or
(2) An additional permit condition or requirement assigned pursuant to subsection 6.
(1) A Class E crime if the wildlife is permitted in accordance with this section and the permit holder does not immediately notify a law enforcement officer that the wildlife has escaped;
(2) A Class E crime if the wildlife is not permitted in accordance with this section and the person immediately notifies a law enforcement officer that the wildlife has escaped; or
(3) A Class D crime if the wildlife is not permitted in accordance with this section and the person does not immediately notify a law enforcement officer that the wildlife has escaped.
summary
This amendment changes the title and replaces the bill. The bill provides that a permit is required to import exotic wildlife or possess wildlife in the State or receive exotic wildlife and stipulates the requirements for that permit. The amendment provides that a person who allows wildlife in captivity to escape that person's possession or control in violation of rules governing keeping wildlife in captivity or an additional permit condition or requirement commits a Class E crime if the person does not immediately notify a law enforcement officer or if the person notifies a law enforcement officer but the wildlife is not permitted. If the wildlife is not permitted and escapes and the person does not immediately notify a law enforcement officer, the person commits a Class D crime.