Maine § 12303-A. - Time limits for registering bear, deer, moose or wild turkey

§ 12303-A.. Time limits for registering bear, deer, moose or wild turkey

1.  Time limits.   Except as provided in subsection 1‑A and in section 12307 or in rules adopted under section 12301‑B, a person may not keep any of the following unregistered wild animals for more than 18 hours:

A. Bear;   [PL 2021, c. 704, §3 (RPR).]

B. Deer;   [PL 2021, c. 704, §3 (RPR).]

C. Moose; or   [PL 2021, c. 704, §3 (RPR).]

D. Wild turkey.   [PL 2021, c. 704, §3 (RPR).]

1-A.  Exceptions.  The following are exceptions to the time limitation for registering harvested wild animals established in subsection 1:

A. A person may keep a harvested animal in an official registration station for that animal or at the office of a game warden for more than 18 hours;   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §230 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]

B. A person may leave an unregistered animal harvested by that person in the woods if that person notifies a game warden within 18 hours as to the location of that animal and the circumstances necessitating leaving that animal in the woods;   [PL 2017, c. 226, §1 (AMD).]

C. A person on a hunting trip in an unorganized township and staying at a temporary place of lodging may keep an unregistered harvested animal at the temporary place of lodging for no more than 7 days or until that person leaves the woods, whichever comes first; and   [PL 2017, c. 226, §1 (AMD).]

D. A person may keep an unregistered animal harvested by that person if that person notifies a game warden within 18 hours as to the location of that animal and the circumstances preventing the person from registering the animal in accordance with subsection 1.   [PL 2017, c. 226, §2 (NEW).]

2.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.