Sec. 12. 12 MRSA §11454, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §172 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

1. Prohibition. A person may not hunt deer with any firearms using a .17 or .22 caliber rimfire cartridge, except that the use of the .22 caliber rimfire magnum cartridge is not prohibited.

Sec. 13. 12 MRSA §11603, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §177 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

1. Prohibition. A person may not use a .17 or .22 caliber rimfire firearm or, a shotgun using shot loads or a crossbow to hunt moose.

Sec. 14. 12 MRSA §12404, sub-§6, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §243 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

G. The owner or keeper of a dog is in violation of this paragraph if that owner's or keeper's dog is found killing or wounding a moose, deer or wild turkey at any time or any other wild animal in closed season.

(1) A person who violates this paragraph commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 $500 nor more than $500 $1,000 may be adjudged.

(2) A person who violates this paragraph after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 15. 12 MRSA §12457, sub-§1, ¶A, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §245 and affected by §422, is further amended to read:

A. The area within 150 feet of any operational fishway, except:

(1) At the following places, the fishway and the area within 75 feet of any part of the fishway are closed to fishing at all times:

(a) Grand Falls Powerhouse Dam on the St. Croix River in Baileyville; and