Maine § 12 §11203 Hunter orange clothing

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §11203 — Hunter orange clothing

Maine § 12 §11203

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 915HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §11203 (2026).

Text

1.Hunter orange required. A person may not hunt with firearms or crossbows during the open firearm season on deer unless that person is wearing 2 articles of hunter orange clothing that are in good, serviceable condition and visible from all sides, except that a person hunting waterfowl from a boat or blind or in conjunction with waterfowl decoys is not required to wear hunter orange clothing. One article of clothing must be a solid-colored hunter orange hat. The other article of clothing must cover a major portion of the torso, such as a jacket, vest, coat or poncho, and must be a minimum of 50% hunter orange in color. The presence of a decal on an article of clothing that is otherwise solid-colored hunter orange does not disqualify that article of clothing from satisfying the requiremen

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1.
Hunter orange required.
A person may not hunt with firearms or crossbows during the open firearm season on deer unless that person is wearing 2 articles of hunter orange clothing that are in good, serviceable condition and visible from all sides, except that a person hunting waterfowl from a boat or blind or in conjunction with waterfowl decoys is not required to wear hunter orange clothing. One article of clothing must be a solid-colored hunter orange hat. The other article of clothing must cover a major portion of the torso, such as a jacket, vest, coat or poncho, and must be a minimum of 50% hunter orange in color. The presence of a decal on an article of clothing that is otherwise solid-colored hunter orange does not disqualify that article of clothing from satisfying the requirements of this subsection.
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Religious opposition exemption.
A person may substitute articles of bright red clothing for the articles of hunter orange clothing required under subsection 1 if the person has a religious opposition to the wearing of hunter orange clothing.
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Penalties.
The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B136 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 477, §6 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 82, §1 (AMD).