2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 917: TRAPPING
12 §12260-A. Bear trapping permit

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

12260-A. Bear trapping permit

1. Permit required. Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this Part a person may not trap for bear without a valid bear trapping permit during the open bear trapping season under section 12260, subsection 1.

Each day a person violates this subsection, that person commits a Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed.

[ 2007, c. 168, 7 (NEW); 2007, c. 168, 8 (AFF) .]

2. Eligibility; trapping license required. A person who possesses a valid trapping license may obtain a permit to trap bear from the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent.

[ 2007, c. 168, 7 (NEW); 2007, c. 168, 8 (AFF) .]

3. Issuance; permit fee. The commissioner, through the commissioner's authorized agent, shall issue a bear trapping permit to an eligible person. The annual fee for each permit issued is $27 for residents and $67 for nonresidents.

[ 2007, c. 168, 7 (NEW); 2007, c. 168, 8 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2007, c. 168, 7 (NEW). 2007, c. 168, 8 (AFF).