C. Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of paragraph A or B, except as otherwise provided in this Part.

This subsection does not prohibit a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon from possessing that weapon on or near a public paved way as long as it is not used for shooting at wild animals or wild birds or discharged in violation of this subsection.

2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §11209, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §140 and affected by §422 and Pt. C, §§1 and 6, is further amended to read:

§11209. Discharge of firearm or crossbow near dwelling

1. Prohibition. A person may not:

A. Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise and except as provided in sections 12401 and 12402, discharge a firearm or crossbow within 100 yards of a residential dwelling or a farm building used for sheltering livestock, machines or harvested crops without the permission of the owner or, in the owner's absence, of an adult occupant of that dwelling; or

B. Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of this subsection, except as otherwise provided in this Part.

This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a person from killing or taking a wild animal in accordance with sections 12401 and 12402.

2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §11212, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §142 and affected by §422, is further amended to read:

1. Prohibition. The following provisions apply to shooting from a motor vehicle or motorboat or possessing a loaded firearm or a crossbow in a motor vehicle.