| | | A. A person may not shoot while in or on a motor vehicle or | | motorboat or while in or on a trailer or other type of | | vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle except: |
|
| | | (1) A person may hunt migratory waterfowl from a motorboat | | in accordance with federal regulations; |
|
| | | (2) Paraplegics and single or double amputees of the legs | | may shoot from motor vehicles that are not in motion; | | and |
|
| | | (3) A person may shoot from a motorboat if that boat | | is not being propelled by its motor. |
|
| | | B. A person may not, while in or on a motor vehicle or in | | or on a trailer or other type of vehicle being hauled by a | | motor vehicle, have a cocked and armed crossbow or a firearm | | with a cartridge or shell in the chamber or in an attached | | magazine, clip or cylinder or a muzzle-loading firearm | | charged with powder, lead and a primed ignition device or | | mechanism, except that a person who has a valid Maine permit | | to carry a concealed weapon may have in or on a motor | | vehicle or trailer a loaded pistol or revolver covered by | | that permit. |
|
| | | C. A person may not possess a wild animal or wild bird | | taken in violation of paragraph A or B, except as otherwise | | provided in this Part. |
|
| | | Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §11214, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: |
|
| | | H. Use for hunting or possess for hunting an arrow or a | | bolt having either an explosive or poisonous tip; |
|
| | | Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §11223, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: |
|
| | | 1. Duty. A person who knows or has reason to know that that | | person has inflicted injury or may have inflicted injury on | another person by the use of a firearm or, bow and arrow or | | crossbow shall: |
|
| | | A. Make that person known to the victim; |
|
| | | B. Render first aid and assistance as that person is | | capable of rendering under the circumstances; and |
|
| | | C. Give notice of the event by the quickest means to a game | | warden or, in the event that a game warden can not be |
|
|