2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
12 §10953. Open seasons for hunting with crossbow
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)
Subchapter 1: GENERAL HUNTING SEASON PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)
§10953. Open seasons for hunting with crossbow
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
1. Species and seasons. Except as provided in this Part, a person may hunt bear with a crossbow during the open season on bear as provided in section 11251 and may hunt deer with a crossbow during the open firearm season on deer as provided in section 11401. This subsection does not authorize a person to hunt deer with a crossbow during an expanded archery season established under section 11403 or in an expanded archery zone or during the muzzle-loading-only deer hunting season established under section 11404, except as provided in subsection 1-A.
[ 2011, c. 61, §2 (AMD) .]
1-A. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/1/15) (TEXT REPEALED 1/1/15) Hunting with a crossbow; 70 years of age or older. A person 70 years of age or older may hunt deer with a crossbow during an expanded archery season established under section 11403 or in an expanded archery zone or during the muzzle-loading-only deer hunting season established under section 11404.
This subsection is repealed January 1, 2015.
[ 2011, c. 61, §3 (NEW) .]
2. Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt rules regulating the use of crossbows for hunting that include but are not limited to restrictions on size, bolts, broadheads, sighting devices and safety mechanisms. The commissioner shall adopt rules that prohibit the use of hand-held or pistol-type crossbows and crossbows with a draw weight of less than 100 pounds or more than 200 pounds. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
[ 2005, c. 419, §12 (AFF); 2005, c. 419, §2 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2005, c. 419, §12 (AFF). 2005, c. 419, §2 (NEW). 2011, c. 61, §§2, 3 (AMD).
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