Maine § 12 §12707 Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary; general prohibitions and exceptions

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §12707 — Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary; general prohibitions and exceptions

Maine § 12 §12707

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 925FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §12707 (2026).

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Except to the extent permitted by the commissioner under section 12701, activities listed in this section are prohibited in a wildlife sanctuary.

1.Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary. 1-A. Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary. Except as provided in subsection 2, the following activities are prohibited.

2.Exceptions. The following exceptions apply to the prohibitions in subsection 1-A.

3.Using motorboat within Merrymeeting Bay Game Sanctuary. A person may not use a motorboat within Merrymeeting Bay Game Sanctuary, except that motorboats may be used between the Woolwich shore on the east and a line on the west designated by a series of red markers adjacent to the edge of the grassy marsh area from Kelly's Point to the southern boundary of the Merrymeeting Bay Game Sanctuary.

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Except to the extent permitted by the commissioner under section 12701, activities listed in this section are prohibited in a wildlife sanctuary.
1.
Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary.
1-A.
Unlawful activity in wildlife sanctuary.
Except as provided in subsection 2, the following activities are prohibited.
2.
Exceptions.
The following exceptions apply to the prohibitions in subsection 1-A.
3.
Using motorboat within Merrymeeting Bay Game Sanctuary.
A person may not use a motorboat within Merrymeeting Bay Game Sanctuary, except that motorboats may be used between the Woolwich shore on the east and a line on the west designated by a series of red markers adjacent to the edge of the grassy marsh area from Kelly's Point to the southern boundary of the Merrymeeting Bay Game Sanctuary.
4.
Carrying loaded firearm on bounds of Limington, Hollis and Waterboro Sanctuary.
A person may not carry a loaded firearm on any of the roads bounding the Limington, Hollis and Waterboro Sanctuary.
5.
Carrying loaded firearm on bounds of Standish Sanctuary.
A person may not carry a loaded firearm on any road or on the Maine Central Railroad right-of-way that bounds the Standish Game Sanctuary.
6.
Fishing in Carleton Pond.
A person may not fish in Carleton Pond in the Readfield and Winthrop Sanctuary.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B294 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 138, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 355, §9 (AMD).