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An Act Regarding Retrieving Wounded Bear
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11225, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 168, §6, is amended to read:
§ 11225.Retrieval of wounded or killed big game after hours
Notwithstanding section 11109, subsection 3, paragraph N or section 11206, a person licensed to guide hunters under section 12853 whose client during a guided hunt wounds or kills a bear, deer or moose may track and dispatch that animal outside of legal hunting hours. A person licensed to guide hunters may use one leashed dog outside of legal hunting hours to track and dispatch a bear wounded by the guide's client.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a person licensed to guide hunters to use one leashed dog outside of legal hunting hours to track and dispatch a bear wounded by the guide's client.