Maine § 12 §12255 Tending traps

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12255 — Tending traps

Maine § 12 §12255

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 917TRAPPING

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12255 (2026).

Text

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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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.

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).