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An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Tagging of Harvested Animals
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12303-A, sub-§1-A, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §230 and affected by §422, are amended to read:
 
B. A person may leave an unregistered animal harvested by that person in the woods if that person notifies a game warden within 18 hours as to the location of that animal and the circumstances necessitating leaving that animal in the woods; and
 
C. A person on a hunting trip in an unorganized township and staying at a temporary place of lodging may keep an unregistered harvested animal at the temporary place of lodging for no more than 7 days or until that person leaves the woods, whichever comes first.; and
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §12303-A, sub-§1-A, ¶D  is enacted to read:
 
D.  A person may keep an unregistered animal harvested by that person if that person notifies a game warden within 18 hours as to the location of that animal and the circumstances preventing the person from registering the animal in accordance with subsection 1.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.