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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL HUNTING SEASON PROVISIONS- 12 §10951. Closed season
- 12 §10952. Open seasons for hunting with bow and arrow and crossbow
- 12 §10953. Open seasons for hunting with crossbow
- 12 §11101. Application and issuance
- 12 §11102. Age limitation for obtaining hunting license
- 12 §11103. Convicted felon
- 12 §11104. Mental deficiency or illness; eligibility
- 12 §11105. Safety course
- 12 §11106. Eligibility for archery hunting license
- 12 §11106-A. Eligibility for crossbow hunting license
- 12 §11107. Eligibility for hunting with muzzle-loader
- 12 §11108. Hunting without license
- 12 §11108-A. Junior hunting license restrictions
- 12 §11108-B. Apprenticeship hunter license restrictions
- 12 §11109. Licenses and fees
- 12 §11109-A. Super pack license
- 12 §11110. Transfer of hunting areas or zones
- 12 §11111. Tracking wounded animals with leashed dogs; fee for services
- 12 §11151. Bear hunting permit
- 12 §11151-A. Nonresident late season bear hunting permit
- 12 §11152. Antlerless deer; regulation and authority to issue permits
- 12 §11153. Special season deer permits; fees
- 12 §11154. Moose permit
- 12 §11155. Wild turkey hunting permits
- 12 §11156. Pheasant hunting permit
- 12 §11157. Migratory waterfowl permit
- 12 §11158. Migratory game bird certification
- 12 §11159. Falconry hunting permit
- 12 §11160. Coyote night hunting permit
- 12 §11201. Hunting during closed season
- 12 §11202. Unity Utilities District; closed season
- 12 §11203. Hunter orange clothing
- 12 §11204. Criminal trespass
- 12 §11205. Hunting on Sunday
- 12 §11206. Night hunting
- 12 §11207. Twilight hunting (REPEALED)
- 12 §11208. Unlawful shooting or discharge of firearm or crossbow
- 12 §11209. Discharge of firearm or crossbow near dwelling
- 12 §11210. Shooting domestic animals
- 12 §11211. Unlawful use of firearm in Southport
- 12 §11212. Motor vehicles and motorboats
- 12 §11213. Shooting at or near wildfowl decoys (REPEALED)
- 12 §11213-A. Shooting at or near decoys
- 12 §11214. Unlawful use or possession of implements or aids
- 12 §11215. Use of motorized vehicle to kill, injure or molest wild animals or wild birds
- 12 §11216. Hunting with aid of aircraft
- 12 §11217. Buying and selling wild animals and wild birds
- 12 §11218. Game fees
- 12 §11219. Hunting on state game farm
- 12 §11220. Hunting in licensed wildlife exhibit
- 12 §11221. Disposal of offal; littering
- 12 §11222. Target identification while hunting
- 12 §11223. Aid to injured person and reporting hunting accident
- 12 §11224. Waste of game
- 12 §11225. Retrieval of wounded or killed big game after hours
- 12 §11226. Alien big game hunter; guide required (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 11224) (REPEALED)
- 12 §11226-A. Canadian big game hunter; guide required
- 12 §11227. Placement of bait for hunting
- 12 §11228. Hunting with dogs
- 12 §11301. Placing of bear bait
- 12 §11302. Hunting bear with dogs
- 12 §11303. Hunting bear near dumps
- 12 §11304. Permission to harvest another person's bear
- 12 §11351. Bear bag limit
- 12 §11352. Bear tags and tagging bear
- 12 §11353. Leaving harvested bear (REPEALED)
- 12 §11354. Possessing gift bear
- 12 §11401. Open and closed seasons for deer
- 12 §11402. Special regulations
- 12 §11403. Regular archery-only deer hunting season
- 12 §11404. Muzzle-loading-only deer hunting season
- 12 §11451. Hunting deer with unconventional weapon; license (REPEALED)
- 12 §11452. Baiting deer
- 12 §11453. Driving deer
- 12 §11454. Hunting deer with .22 caliber rimfire cartridge
- 12 §11601. Unlawful hunting of moose
- 12 §11602. Driving moose
- 12 §11603. Unlawful firearms for hunting moose
- 12 §11604. Unlawful hunting methods (REPEALED)
- 12 §11605. Baiting moose
- 12 §11651. Unlawful possession of moose (REPEALED)
- 12 §11651-A. Hunting moose after having killed one
- 12 §11652. Bag limits
- 12 §11653. Tagging moose
- 12 §11654. Unlawful possession of gift moose
- 12 §11701. Authority of commissioner; wild turkey hunting
- 12 §11702. Wild turkey hunting hours (REPEALED)
- 12 §11751. Unlawful possession of wild turkey (REPEALED)
- 12 §11751-A. Unlawful possession of wild turkeys
- 12 §11752. Tagging wild turkey
- 12 §11753. Gift wild turkey
- 12 §11851. Hunting wild birds
- 12 §11852. Reopening season
- 12 §11853. Closed season; Haley Pond
- 12 §11854. Nest or eggs of wild birds
- 12 §11855. Unlawful use of migratory game birds
- 12 §11856. Pheasants
- 12 §11951. Hunting hares and rabbits with dogs
- 12 §11952. Unlawful harvest of wild rabbits or hares
- 12 §11953. Unlawful possession of wild hares or wild rabbits
- 12 §12051. Training
- 12 §12052. Special dog training area license
- 12 §12053. Unlawful use of licensed dog training area
- 12 §12054. Field trials; raccoon and rabbits
- 12 §12055. License to hold field trials; wild birds
- 12 §12101. License to operate commercial shooting area
- 12 §12102. Importation permit for mallard ducks, quail, Chukar partridge and Hungarian partridge
- 12 §12103. Remote-control hunting
- 12 §12151. Keeping wildlife in captivity
- 12 §12152. Permit to possess wildlife in captivity
- 12 §12153. Violation of rules regarding wild animals in captivity
- 12 §12154. Department breeding or rearing wild birds
- 12 §12155. Importation permit for wildlife
- 12 §12156. Release of wild birds and wild animals into wild
- 12 §12157. Permit to transport wildlife for breeding and advertising
- 12 §12158. Importation permit for pheasants
- 12 §12159. Taking reptiles and amphibians from the wild
- 12 §12160. Disposition of wolf hybrids
- 12 §12161. Taking of certain nonmarine invertebrates from the wild for commercial purposes
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