An Act To Permit Small Game Bunting within Certain Wildlife Management Districts on Sunday Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: . Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10S01, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: 9. Possession of hunting equipment on Sunday. Pessess~eB Except in areas open to Sunday hunting under section 11205, subsection 2 ( possession of hunting equipment in the fields or forests or on the waters or ice in the State or in a motor vehicle being operated on an unpaved highway or road located in an unorganized township on Sunday is prima facie evidence of a violation of section 11205, unless: A. The hunting equipment is carried, securely wrapped, in a complete cover; B. The hunting equipment is fastened in a case; or Page l-LR0991(2) COMMITTEE AMENDAlfENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0388
Committee Amendment CA_A_H623 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fl.. to H. P . 308, L. D . 
388, Bill, "An 
Act To Permit Small Game Hunting on Private Property on Sunday in 
Unorganized Territory" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
• An Act To Permit Small Game Bunting within Certain Wildlife 
Management Districts on Sunday' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
. Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10S01, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: 
9. 
Possession of hunting equipment on Sunday. 
Pessess~eB 
Except in areas open to Sunday hunting under section 11205, 
subsection 2 ( possession of hunting equipment in the fields or 
forests or on the waters or ice in the State or in a motor 
vehicle being operated on an unpaved highway or road located in 
an unorganized township on Sunday is prima facie evidence of a 
violation of section 11205, unless: 
A. The hunting equipment is carried, securely wrapped, in a 
complete cover; 
B. 
The hunting equipment is fastened in a case; or 
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.. to H.P. 308, L.D. 388 
C. 
The hunting equipment is carried in at least 2 separate 
pieces in such a manner that it can not be fired, unless the 
separate pieces are joined together. 
For the purpose of 
this subsection, a clip, magazine or cylinder of a firearm 
may not be considered a piece of the hunting equipment. 
Bows 
and 
arrows 
must 
be 
kept 
in 
a 
case or 
cover if 
broadheads or field points are kept attached to the arrows. 
Sec. 2. 12MRSA§1120S, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, 
§2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: 
§1:J.205. 
Buntinq on Sunday 
1. 
Prohibition. 
A Except as provided in subsection 2, a 
person may not: 
A. 
Hunt wild animals or wild birds on Sunday; or 
B. 
Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation 
of paragraph A except as otherwise provided in this Part. 
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2. 
Exception. 
Wildlife management districts 1, 2, 4 and 5, 
as defined by rule pursuant to section 10104, are open to Sunday 
hunting for ruffed grouse, rabbit. squirrel and woodcock during 
the regular open season for those species. 
3. 
Penalty. 
A person who violates subsection 1 commits a 
Class E crime. 
Sec. 3. Effective date. 
This Act takes effect January 1, 2005. 
Sec. 4. Repeal. 
This Act is repealed on January 1, 2007.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment is the majority report 
and replaces 
the 
bill. 
The amendment allows Sunday hunting in wildlife management 
districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 for ruffed grouse, rabbit, squirrel and 
woodcock during the regular open season for those species. 
This amendment sets an effective date of January 1, 2005 and 
a repeal date of January 1, 2007. 
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