§11851.__Hunting wild birds

1.__Unlawfully hunting wild birds.__A person may not hunt a wild bird, other than the English or European house sparrow and the European starling, except as provided in this Part.

2.__Unlawful possession of wild birds.__A person may not possess, alive or dead, a wild bird, other than the English or European house sparrow and the European starling, except as provided in this Part.

§11852.__Reopening season

Whenever a section of the State is closed to hunting by proclamation of the Governor during the open season on birds, the commissioner, after the proclamation has been annulled, with the consent of the Governor, may extend the open season for bird hunting in that section of the State for a period not to exceed the number of days lost.

§11853.__Closed season; Haley Pond

A person may not hunt waterfowl on Haley Pond in the Town of Rangeley and Dallas Plantation in the County of Franklin.__A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

§11854.__Nest or eggs of wild birds

A person may not take, possess or needlessly destroy the nest or eggs of a wild bird, except the English or European house sparrow and the European starling.__A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

§11855.__Unlawful use of migratory game birds

A person may not hunt, possess, transport, buy or sell migratory game bird, except in the manner and numbers, and by the means specifically permitted by regulations of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 United States Code, Sections 703 to 712, or by rules adopted by the commissioner in conformity with Title 5, Part 18, except section 8052, subsection 3 of that Title.

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