An Act To Prohibit Feeding or Baiting Deer During Certain Parts of the Year
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10659 is enacted to read:
§ 10659. Feeding or baiting of deer
1. Prohibition. A person may not place salt or any other bait or food in a place to entice deer to that place from June 1st to the start of an open hunting season on deer and, if all open hunting seasons on deer are closed before December 15th for that year, from the close of the last open hunting season on deer to December 15th.
2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class E crime.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.