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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 113
H.P. 246 - L.D. 303

An Act To Increase Protection for Endangered and Threatened Species

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7756, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 316, §1, is amended to read:

     For the purposes of this section, "to take, take and taking" means the intentional or negligent act or omission that results in the death of any endangered or threatened species.

     Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7756, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 316, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

     1. Prohibited acts regarding endangered or threatened species; negligence. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may not negligently:

     Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7756, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

     1-A. Prohibited acts regarding endangered or threatened species; intentional. Except as provided in subsection 2, a person may not intentionally:

     Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7756, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 316, §1, is amended by amending the first paragraph to read:

     2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection subsections 1 and 1-A, the commissioner may:

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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