2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 12: CONSERVATION
Chapter 931: TAXIDERMISTS AND HIDE DEALERS
12 §12955. Special hide dealer's license

Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)
Subpart 5: GUIDES, OUTFITTERS AND TAXIDERMISTS HEADING: PL 2003, C. 414, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. D, §7 (AFF); C. 614, §9 (AFF)

12955. Special hide dealer's license

1. License required. A person may not engage in an activity for which a special hide dealer's license may be issued under subsection 2 without a valid special hide dealer's license unless the person holds a valid license issued under section 12954.

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.

[ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF) .]

2. Issuance. The commissioner may issue a special hide dealer's license to any person who maintains a place of business for the butchering of wild animals within this State. The special hide dealer's license permits a holder commercially to sell or barter the heads or untanned hides of deer or moose that are butchered in the license holder's place of business.

[ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF) .]

3. Expiration. All licenses issued under this section are valid for a period commencing August 1st and ending December 31st of the year in which the license is issued.

[ 2005, c. 477, 24 (AMD) .]

4. Fee. The annual fee for a special hide dealer's license is $12.

[ 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, 37 (AMD) .]

4-A. Record-keeping requirements. The following provisions apply to the keeping and filing of records.

A. A licensee shall:

(1) Keep a true and complete record, in such form as is required by the commissioner, of all hides bartered or sold; and

(2) Retain records required under this subsection for at least 3 years. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 351 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF).]

B. The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection.

(1) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2) A person who violates this subsection 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.

Each day a person violates this subsection is a separate offense. [2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 351 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 351 (NEW); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF) .]

5. Record inspection. Records retained under subsection 4-A must be open for inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent.

[ 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 352 (RPR) .]

6. License violation.

[ 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 422 (AFF); 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 353 (RP) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2003, c. 414, A2 (NEW). 2003, c. 414, D7 (AFF). 2003, c. 614, 9 (AFF). 2003, c. 655, B351-353 (AMD). 2003, c. 655, B422 (AFF). 2005, c. 12, III37 (AMD). 2005, c. 477, 24 (AMD).