§12862. Retrieval of wounded or killed bear, deer or moose after hours
Notwithstanding sections 11205, 11206 and 11111, the commissioner may authorize a person licensed to guide hunters under section 12853 whose client during a guided hunt wounds or kills a bear, deer or moose to track and dispatch that animal outside of legal hunting hours. A licensed guide authorized to track a wounded animal pursuant to this section may use one leashed dog for tracking purposes. The commissioner may place conditions and restrictions on tracking activities conducted pursuant to this section to ensure its proper administration and the humane treatment of a wounded animal. [PL 2015, c. 90, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 90, §5 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Subpart 5: GUIDES, OUTFITTERS AND TAXIDERMISTS
Chapter 927: GUIDES, YOUTH CAMP TRIP LEADERS AND EDUCATIONAL TRIP LEADERS
12 §12851. Commissioner's authority to adopt rules
12 §12852. Rule violations; licensed guides and trip leaders
12 §12854. Guides carrying passengers for hire
12 §12856. Approved curriculum for licensed Maine guides
12 §12858. Guide license violations
12 §12859. Junior Maine guides
12 §12860. Youth camp trip leader permit
12 §12861. Transportation of guide's clients by unlicensed person (REPEALED)
12 §12862. Retrieval of wounded or killed bear, deer or moose after hours
12 §12863. Educational trip leader permit for schools and postsecondary educational institutions