Maine Statutes
§ 12 §12255 — Tending traps
1.Failure to visit traps.
A person shall:
2.Failure to remove animal from trap.
A person shall remove or cause to be removed from that person's trap an animal found caught in that trap.
3.Carrying a firearm while trapping.
Notwithstanding section 11205, subsection 1, paragraph A and section 11206, subsection 1, paragraph A, a person who holds a valid trapping license may carry a firearm at any time during the open trapping season for the sole purpose of dispatching trapped animals unless that person is prohibited from possessing a firearm under Title 15, section 393, subsection 1 and has not obtained a valid permit in accordance with Title 15, section 393, subsection 2.
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Legislative History
PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B217 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 340, §15 (AMD). RR 2011, c. 1, §18 (COR). PL 2015, c. 301, §32 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 12 §12201
Trapping license§ 12 §12202
Trapping by landowner§ 12 §12203
Trapping by agents of commissioner§ 12 §12204
Apprentice trapper license§ 12 §12251
Closed seasons§ 12 §12252
Unlawful trapping methods§ 12 §12253
Consent to trap§ 12 §12254
Labeling traps§ 12 §12255
Tending traps§ 12 §12256
Disturbing traps of another§ 12 §12257
Trapping by certain department employees§ 12 §12258
Eel permit for licensed trappers§ 12 §12259
Trapping beaver§ 12 §12260
Trapping bear§ 12 §12260-A
Bear trapping permit