2009 Maine Code
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
12 §11155. Wild turkey hunting permits

Title 12: CONSERVATION

Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

Subpart 4: FISH AND WILDLIFE HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

Subchapter 3: HUNTING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND FEES HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

§11155. Wild turkey hunting permits

1. Permit required. Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this Part, a person may not hunt or possess wild turkey unless that person has a valid permit issued under this section.

A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime for which the court shall impose a fine of not less than $500, none of which may be suspended. The court also shall impose a fine of $500 for each wild turkey unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended.

[ 2003, c. 552, §15 (AFF); 2003, c. 552, §2 (AMD); 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. C, §§2, 6 (AFF) .]

1-A. Eligibility; big game license required. A person who possesses a valid license to hunt big game may obtain a permit to hunt for wild turkey from the commissioner or an authorized agent.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §11 (NEW) .]

1-B. Issuance; permit fee. The commissioner, through the commissioner's authorized agent, shall issue a combined fall and spring wild turkey hunting permit that allows an eligible person to take one male wild turkey in the spring and one wild turkey in the fall. The fee for a combined fall and spring wild turkey hunting permit is $20 for residents and $54 for nonresidents and aliens. The holder of a combined fall and spring wild turkey hunting permit is eligible to purchase a 2nd spring wild turkey permit that allows the taking of one additional male wild turkey at a cost of $20 for residents, nonresidents and aliens.

[ 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §8 (RPR) .]

2. Issuance of wild turkey hunting permits.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §12 (RP) .]

3. Eligibility.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §12 (RP) .]

4. Application procedure and fee.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §13 (RP) .]

5. Wild turkey hunting permit fee.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §14 (RP) .]

6. Transfer of turkey permits.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §14 (RP) .]

7. Landowner; wild turkey permit.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §14 (RP) .]

8. Big game license required.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §14 (RP) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). 2003, c. 552, §15 (AFF). 2003, c. 552, §2 (AMD). 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). 2003, c. 655, §§B422,C2,6 (AFF). 2003, c. 655, §B130 (AMD). 2005, c. 12, §§III11-14 (AMD). 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §8 (AMD).