An Act To Allow Civil Penalties for Trespass while Engaging in Activities Regulated by Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0588
Committee Amendment CA_A_H375 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10657

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT'jJ, "to H.P. 455, L.D. 588, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
Civil Penalties for Trespass while Engaging in Activities Regulated by Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10657 is enacted to read: 
§l0657. Civil trespass 
1. Prohibition. While engaging in any activity regulated under this Part, a person, 
knowing that the person is not licensed or privileged to do so, may not: 
A. Enter or cause a projectile to enter any place from which that person may lawfully 
be excluded and that is posted in accordance with Title 17-A, section 402, subsection 
or in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders or that is 
fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders; or 
B. Enter or remain in or cause a projectile to enter or remain in any place in defiance 
of a lawful order not to enter or an order to vacate that was personally communicated 
to that person by the owner of the place or another authorized person. 
2. Civil penalties. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. 
A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of 
not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged. 
B. 
A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated as having 
committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period 
commits a Class E crime. 
3. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "projectile" means a bullet, pellet, 
shot, shell, ball, arrow, bolt or other object propelled or launched from a firearm or a 
bow, crossbow or similar tensile device.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .~" to H.P. 455, L.D. 588 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the term "foreign object" with the term "projectile," which 
is similar to the concept used in Florida statutes to cover instances (of trespass. 
"Projectile" means a bullet, pellet, shot, shell, ball, arrow, bolt or other object propelled or 
launched from any firearm or a bow, crossbow or similar tensile device. 
This amendment makes the new violation consistent with the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 12, Part 13 standard that a civil violation becomes a Class E crime if there are at 
least 3 prior adjudications of civil violations under that Part. 
This amendment deletes the section of the bill that made the commission of the new 
civil violation of civil trespass grounds for mandatory revocation of a hunting or fishing 
license or permit. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05/22/07 :;:tvac::.. 
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LD588 
LR 503(02) 
An Act To Allow Civil Penalties for Trespass while Engaging in Activities Regulated by Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,.f~" 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new civil violations and Class E crimes. 
The collection of additional fines may increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
LR0503(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I