Maine § 12 §12252 Unlawful trapping methods

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12252 — Unlawful trapping methods

Maine § 12 §12252

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 917TRAPPING

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12252 (2026).

Text

1.Unlawfully rigging traps. A person may not use auxiliary teeth on any leg-hold trap set on land.

2.Use or possession of prohibited implements or aids. A person may not:

3.Use of pole traps. A person may not use or set any steel trap on the top of a pole, constituting a device commonly known as a "pole trap" for the purposes of catching any wild bird.

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

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1.
Unlawfully rigging traps.
A person may not use auxiliary teeth on any leg-hold trap set on land.
2.
Use or possession of prohibited implements or aids.
A person may not:
3.
Use of pole traps.
A person may not use or set any steel trap on the top of a pole, constituting a device commonly known as a "pole trap" for the purposes of catching any wild bird.
4.
Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B214 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 301, §31 (AMD).