Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10952 – Open seasons for hunting with archery equipment
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1. Hunting with archery equipment. Except as provided in section 11404, a person may hunt any wild bird or wild animal with archery equipment during any open season on that bird or animal if the person holds a valid archery hunting license.
[PL 2023, c. 239, §12 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10952
- Archery equipment: means a bow or crossbow. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Crossbow: means a device for propelling an arrow or bolt by means of traverse limbs and a string, mounted on a stock and having a working mechanical trigger safety device and a minimum draw weight of 100 pounds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- hunt: means to pursue, catch, take, kill or harvest wild animals or wild birds or to attempt to catch, take, kill or harvest wild animals or wild birds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Person: means a human being or an organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Wild animal: means a species of mammal, wild by nature, whether or not bred or reared in captivity, as distinguished from the common domestic animals, and includes any physical part of that species of animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
- Wild bird: means a species of bird wild by nature, whether or not bred or reared in captivity, as distinguished from common domestic birds, and includes any physical part of that species of bird. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
2. Hunting with a crossbow; 70 years of age or older.
[PL 2013, c. 236, §2 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 61, §1 (RPR). PL 2013, c. 236, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 301, §7 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 637, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 239, §12 (AMD).