An Act To Clarify and Enhance Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA  10151, sub-  5,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A,  2 and affected by c. 614,  9, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA  11108-B, sub-  1,  as amended by PL 2019, c. 324,  1, is further amended to read:
(1) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 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.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA  11108-B, sub-  1-A,  A-1  is enacted to read:
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA  11108-B, sub-  1-A,  C,  as enacted by PL 2019, c. 324,  1, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA  11108-B, sub-  2,  as amended by PL 2019, c. 324,  1, is further amended to read:
(1) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 must 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.
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA  11108-C,  as amended by PL 2015, c. 281, Pt. D,  2, is further amended to read:
  11108-C.  Eligibility and restrictions for a junior hunting license
(1) The parent or guardian of the junior hunter who holds or has held a valid Maine hunting license or successfully completed a hunter safety course that meets the requirements of section 11105; or
(2) A person 18 years of age or older who:
(a) Is approved by the parent or guardian of the junior hunter; and
(b) Holds or has held a valid Maine hunting license or successfully completed a hunter safety course that meets the requirements of section 11105.
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA  12152, sub-  3-A,  A,  as enacted by PL 2015, c. 374,  7, is amended to read:
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA  12201, sub-  1-B,  A,  as enacted by PL 2013, c. 538,  30, is amended to read:
(1) The parent or guardian of the junior trapper; or
(2) A person 18 years of age or older who:
(a) Is approved by the parent or guardian of the junior trapper; and
(b) Holds or has held a valid Maine trapping license or meets the requirements of subsection 3.
Sec. 9. 12 MRSA  12201, sub-  5-A  is enacted to read:
Sec. 10. 12 MRSA  12201, sub-  7,  as amended by PL 2013, c. 538,  32, is further amended to read:
(1) Holds a junior trapping license; and
(2) Is in the presence of and under the effective control of an adult a junior trapper supervisor at all times while trapping, unless the holder of the junior trapping license submits proof of having successfully completed a trapper education course of the type described in section 10108, subsection 7.
Sec. 11. 12 MRSA  12201, sub-  9,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2013, c. 538,  33, is amended to read:
Sec. 12. 12 MRSA  12204, sub-  1,  B,  as amended by PL 2015, c. 301,  30, is further amended to read:
Sec. 13. 12 MRSA  12204, sub-  2,  as amended by PL 2013, c. 538,  34, is further amended to read:
Sec. 14. 12 MRSA  12204, sub-  3,  as amended by PL 2013, c. 538,  34, is further amended to read: