H.P. 449 - L.D. 612
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1995, c. 667, Pt. A, §20, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§7-A is enacted to read:
7-A. Restrictions. Any resident or nonresident hunter 10 years of age or older and under 16 years of age may hunt with firearms only in the presence of:
1. Parent or guardian. That hunter's parent or guardian; or
2. Certain adults. A person at least 18 years of age approved by that hunter's parent or guardian who either holds a valid Maine hunting license or has successfully completed a hunter safety course acceptable under the provisions of sections 7035 and 7071.
For the purposes of this subsection, "in the presence of" means in visual and voice contact without the use of visual or audio enhancement devices, including binoculars and citizen band radios. A hunter who is 16 years of age and who is hunting with a junior hunting license prior to hunting without the adult supervision required by this section must complete a hunter safety course.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§21, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 116, §1, is amended to read:
21. Allowing a junior hunter to hunt without adult supervision. A person is guilty of allowing a junior hunter to hunt without adult supervision if that person, who is the adult supervisor, parent or guardian of a holder of a junior hunting license under the age of 16, allows that junior hunter to hunt other than in the presence of, and under the supervision of, an adult as provided in section 7101, subsection 7-A.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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