(1)__Hunting bear near a site permitted or licensed for the disposal of solid waste as described in section 7452, subsection 5;

Sec. A-27. 12 MRSA §7901-A, sub-§7, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §88 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:

C. The following crimes are Class D crimes for which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving a term of imprisonment not to exceed 180 days; the court also shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which may be suspended:

(1) Hunting a bear during the closed season or possessing a bear taken during the closed season as described in section 7406, subsection 1;

(2) Hunting or trapping a bear after having killed one, as described in section 7452, subsection 3; and

(3) Exceeding the bag limit on bears as described in section 7452, subsection 4.

Sec. A-28. 12 MRSA §7901-A, sub-§7, ¶¶F and G are enacted to read:

F.__In the case of a first offense, the following are unsportsmanlike practices that are Class D crimes:

(1)__Unlawfully hunting or attracting bear using bait as described in section 7451, subsection 3-A;

(2)__Unlawfully hunting or pursuing bear with dogs, also known as hounding, as described in section 7452, subsection 1; and

(3)__Unlawfully hunting or capturing bear with a trap as described in section 7452, subsection 2-A.

G.__In the case of a 2nd or subsequent offense, the following are unsportsmanlike practices that are Class C crimes: