CHAPTER 81

H.P. 46 - L.D. 50

An Act To Ban Remote-control Hunting

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §1344, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 765, §3, is amended to read:

§1344. Violation; penalties

1. Operating commercial large game shooting area without license. A person who operates a commercial large game shooting area without a license issued under section 1342 is guilty of a Class E crime.

1-A.__Remote-control hunting.__A person who owns or operates a commercial large game shooting area that uses remote-control hunting in violation of section 1347 commits a Class E crime.

2. Civil violations. Except for operating a commercial large game shooting area without a license or using remote-control hunting as provided in subsection subsections 1 and 1-A, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $500 for a first violation and not to exceed $1,000 for a 2nd violation may be adjudged.