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An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting for Small Game and Wild Birds
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10501, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2003, c. 511, §1 and affected by §3 and c. 614, §§9 and 10, is further amended to read:
 
9. Possession of hunting equipment on Sunday.  PossessionExcept as provided under section 11205, subsection 1-A, possession of hunting equipment in the fields or forests or on the waters or ice in the State on Sunday is prima facie evidence of a violation of section 11205, unless:
 
A.  The hunting equipment is carried, securely wrapped, in a complete cover;
 
B.  The hunting equipment is fastened in a case; or
 
C.  The hunting equipment is carried in at least 2 separate pieces in such a manner that it can not be fired, unless the separate pieces are joined together. For the purpose of this subsection, a clip, magazine or cylinder of a firearm may not be considered a piece of the hunting equipment. Bows and arrows must be kept in a case or cover if broadheads or field points are kept attached to the arrows.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11205, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §137 and affected by §422, is further amended to read:
 
1. Prohibition.  AExcept as provided in subsection 1-A, a person may not:
 
A.  Hunt wild animals or wild birds on Sunday; or
 
B.  Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of paragraph A except as otherwise provided in this Part.
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §11205, sub-§1-A  is enacted to read:
 
1-A.  Exception.     A person may hunt small game and wild birds on Sunday in wildlife management districts as determined by the department by rule pursuant to section 10104.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides for Sunday hunting of small game and wild birds.