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12 §12260-A. Bear trapping permit

12 ME Rev Stat § 12260-A (2019) (N/A)
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§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.

[PL 2007, c. 168, §7 (NEW); PL 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.

[PL 2007, c. 168, §7 (NEW); PL 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.

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

SECTION HISTORY

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

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