CHAPTER 610
S.P. 746 - L.D. 2078
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§§1-G and 2-A are enacted to read:
1-G. Aircraft. "Aircraft" means any machine or device designed for flight.
2-A. Big game. "Big game" means bear, deer and moose.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§24 is enacted to read:
24. Airborne hunting. A person on the ground or airborne may not use an aircraft to aid or assist in hunting big game.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7901-A, sub-§6, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §88 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:
A. Chapter 709, subchapter I violations:
(1) Shooting at or near wildfowl decoys as described in section 7406, subsection 11;
(2) Hunting without hunter orange clothing as described in section 7406, subsection 12; and
(3) Allowing a junior hunter to hunt without adult supervision as described in section 7406, subsection 21; and
(4) Using an aircraft to aid or assist in hunting big game as described in section 7406, subsection 24 if the violation does not involve the taking of a big game animal;
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7901-A, sub-§7, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §88 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:
E. The following are Class E crimes for which the court shall impose a fine of not less than $500, none of which may be suspended:
(1) Illegally hunting wild turkeys as described in section 7469, subsection 1; and
(2) Illegally possessing wild turkeys as described in section 7469, subsection 2.; and
(3) Using an aircraft to aid or assist in hunting big game as described in section 7406, subsection 24 if the violation involves the taking of a big game animal.
The In the case of crimes described in subparagraphs (1) and (2), the court also shall impose a fine of $500 for each turkey illegally possessed or killed, none of which may be suspended.
Effective July 25, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.
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