2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
12 §11603. Unlawful firearms for hunting moose

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 7: MOOSE HUNTING HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

§11603. Unlawful firearms for hunting moose

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)

1. Prohibition. A person may not use a .17 or .22 caliber rimfire firearm, a shotgun using shot loads or a crossbow to hunt moose.

[ 2005, c. 477, §13 (AMD) .]

1-A. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/1/15) (TEXT REPEALED 1/1/15) Hunting moose with a crossbow; 70 years of age or older. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person 70 years of age or older may hunt moose with a crossbow subject to the laws of this Part.

This subsection is repealed January 1, 2015.

[ 2011, c. 61, §5 (NEW) .]

2. Penalties. The following penalties apply to violations of subsection 1.

A. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §177 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

B. A person who violates subsection 1 after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §177 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §177 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). 2003, c. 655, §B177 (RPR). 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). 2005, c. 477, §13 (AMD). 2011, c. 61, §5 (AMD).