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An Act To Increase the Penalties for Hunting Deer over Bait
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10902, sub-§7-B  is enacted to read:
 
7-B.  Hunting deer over bait.     A hunting license of a person convicted of placing or hunting over bait in violation of section 11452, subsection 1 must be revoked, and that person is ineligible to obtain a hunting license for a period of one year from the date of conviction.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11452, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §171 and affected by §422, is amended to read:
 
2. Penalty.   A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class E crime for which a fine of $500 must be imposed. Pursuant to section 10902, subsection 7-B, the hunting license of a person convicted of violating subsection 1 must be revoked and that person is ineligible to obtain a hunting license for a period of one year from the date of conviction.
 
SUMMARY
This bill makes the penalty for hunting over bait during an open season on deer a mandatory fine of $500. It also provides for the one-year suspension of a hunting license of a person convicted of doing so.