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Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 13 - WATERCRAFT RULES › Section 137-13-08 - Rules of Operation for Watercraft on Internal Waters

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. In order to prevent the collision of
				watercraft the following rules apply to the operation of all watercraft in
				relation to each other on the internal waters of this State.
A. When watercraft are approaching each other
				head on, or nearly so, each watercraft shall direct their courses to the right
				and pass on the port side of each other and at a distance and speed so that the
				wake of each will not endanger the other.
B. When a watercraft desires to pass another
				watercraft on either side in the same direction, the overtaking watercraft
				shall keep clear of the overtaken watercraft and shall not pass until it is
				safe to do so, and then at such speed and distance so as not to endanger the
				overtaken watercraft. The overtaken watercraft has the right of way until the
				overtaking watercraft has safely passed.
C. When watercraft approach each other at
				right angles or obliquely, the watercraft approaching on the right (starboard)
				side has the right of way and the other watercraft which has such watercraft on
				its right side shall keep out of the way of the other by directing her course
				to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other watercraft, or stop and
				reverse if necessary to avoid collision.
D. Watercraft under sail alone or being
				propelled by oars or paddles have the right of way over watercraft propelled by
				machinery, except when overtaking as described in No. 2.
E. In narrow channels, streams, and
				thoroughfares, every watercraft shall keep to the right of the middle of the
				channel in the direction which it is traveling when it is safe and practicable
				to do so.
F. It shall be the duty
				of every operator to abide by these rules. However, where immediate danger
				exists the operator shall, if necessary, depart from these rules to the extent
				necessary to avoid collision.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 13 - WATERCRAFT RULES › Section 137-13-09 - Sound Level Testing for Marine Engines

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
*
The SAE International "Stationary Sound Level
				  Measurement Procedure for Recreational Motorboats" has been incorporated within
				  section 13.09 of this rule [SAE J2005- JUN2018]. A copy of the SAE standards
				  may be purchased at the following website:
https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j2005_201806/
.
** The SAE International "Exterior operational Sound Level
				  Measurement Procedure for Recreational Motorboats" has been incorporated within
				  section 13.09 of this rule [SAE J34-JUN2018]. A copy of the SAE standards may
				  be purchased at the following website:
https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j34_201806/
.
1.
Scope:
This section shall set
				forth the testing procedures used to measure marine engine noise levels
				pursuant to
				12 M.R.S.
				§13068-A, subsection 10. This section
				does not apply to motorboats that are operating in a regatta or race approved
				by the Commissioner as prescribed within
				12 M.R.S.
				§13068-A subsection 10-C.
A. The Commissioner or a law enforcement
				office may order the operator or owner of any boat which he or she has
				articulable suspicion to believe is being operated in a manner which exceeds
				the decibel limits contained in this section to subject the boat to one or more
				noise level testing procedures as provided in this section or to inspection of
				the engine and mechanical systems for violations of this section.
B. A motorboat owner or operator shall allow
				a motorboat to be inspected and/or subjected to noise level testing procedures
				if ordered to do so by the Commissioner or the law enforcement officer. This is
				pursuant to noise level testing authorized by the Commissioner immediately or
				at the time and location designated by the Commissioner or a law enforcement
				officer. No person shall operate the motorboat after the time designated until
				it is subjected to such noise level testing or engine and mechanical system
				inspection.
C. The Commissioner or
				a law enforcement officer may prohibit the operator or owner of any motorboat
				which fails a noise level testing procedure from operating the motorboat until
				the motorboat successfully passes the procedure. No person shall operate a
				motorboat contrary to such an order of the Commissioner.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 13 - WATERCRAFT RULES › Section 137-13-10 - Motorboat race event

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Permit
				application requirements to hold a motorboat race.
In accordance with
				
				12 M.R.S. §13061 a complete application
				must be submitted to the Department for review and an approved permit must be
				received prior to the event taking place. The permit application requires the
				following information be provided:
a. A
				description of the proposed course, which shall be appropriately sized and
				mapped in a location so as not to impede other boating access to the waterbody.
				The course must be a minimum distance of 300 feet from shore and any loon
				nesting site locations;
b. A map of
				the course showing any possible safety hazards and loon nesting sites (safety
				hazards may include docks, sunken logs, ledges or other objects) within or
				adjacent to the course area shall be submitted along with the application. The
				map shall be evaluated for consistency with the intent of this chapter to
				protect public safety, biological resources, damage to property, environment
				and wildlife and prevent navigational interference. The application shall
				include resources for the applicant to research loon nesting locations. The
				Department will review the map and accept, modify or reject the proposed course
				consistent with the objectives of this rule to protect public safety and
				wildlife;
c. A minimum of two
				spotters, at least 18 years of age whose names must be provided within the
				application and assigned for human and wildlife safety;
d. Names of at least one certified aquatic
				plant inspector endorsed by MDEP within the last five years who shall be
				present and conducting inspections during the event. Aquatic inspection reports
				shall be completed during the event and provided to the department within 30
				days after the event;
e. The name
				of at least one trained emergency responder who must be on scene for the
				duration of the event to respond to any possible emergencies;
f. The name(s) and phone number(s) of a
				designated representative(s) who will serve as the event overseer and be
				present on site during the entire event; and
g. The person in charge of a proposed
				motorboat race event shall give notice of the intent to apply for a permit to
				municipal officers of the municipality or municipalities in which the race will
				occur, in writing at least 60 days prior to the event.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 13 - WATERCRAFT RULES › Section 137-13-11 - Boat regatta, non-motorized boat race, boat exhibition or water-ski exhibition

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Permit
				application requirements to hold a boat regatta, non-motorized boat race, boat
				exhibition or water-ski exhibition.
In accordance with
				12
				M.R.S. §13061 a complete application
				must be submitted to the Department for review and an approved permit must be
				received prior to the event taking place. The permit application requires the
				following information be provided:
a. A
				description of the proposed course, which shall be appropriately sized and
				mapped in a location so as not to impede other boating access to the waterbody.
				A map of the course shall be submitted along with the application;
				and
b. The name(s) and phone
				number(s) of a designated representative(s) who will serve as the event
				overseer and who must be present on site during the entire event.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 13 - WATERCRAFT RULES › Section 137-13-12 - Event Conditions and restrictions (for all boat events described within 13.10 and 13.11 of this rule)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
a. The Commissioner
				has the authority to place reasonable conditions on any event to assure that
				appropriate measures are taken to protect public safety, biological resources,
				protect against damage to property, the environment and wildlife and to prevent
				navigational interference.
b. The
				Commissioner may deny a permit to prevent conflict with other uses.
c. The Commissioner may revoke a permit
				issued or refuse to issue a permit to a person or group that violates a
				condition or restriction placed on a permit or may disallow the participation
				of an individual who violates a condition or restriction placed on a permit
				issued.
d. The department will
				notify the person or group of any denial, revocation, or suspension in writing,
				which shall inform that person or group of the reasons for the department's
				decision.
e. Any person or group
				whose application for an event or individual participation in an event has been
				denied, suspended or revoked, may request an appeal hearing before the
				department. The request for a hearing under this paragraph must be submitted to
				the department, in writing within 30 days of receipt of the notice of denial,
				revocation or suspension.
The effective date of this rule chapter is May 1, 2022.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 14 - Commercial Whitewater Rafting › Section 137-14-01 - Scope of Rules

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules shall be applicable only to commercial
				  whitewater rafting, dory or bateau trips as described in 12 MRSA, Chapter 929,
				  Subpart 5. Nothing in these rules shall in any way restrict or regulate the use
				  of Maine's inland waters by groups or individuals which are not associated with
				  a commercial whitewater trip.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 14 - Commercial Whitewater Rafting › Section 137-14-04 - Safety Equipment Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
First
				Aid
1. One major medical first aid kit
				shall be carried, securely attached to one of the craft, on each whitewater
				trip.
2. One additional major
				medical first aid kit shall be carried on all whitewater trips involving more
				than 5 watercraft.
3. Major medical
				first aid kits must be in serviceable condition and include the following
				items:
* Inflatable, ladder or padded board
							 splints
* Finger splint
* Emergency space blanket or
							 equivalent
* 4 triangular bandages
* Ace bandages
* Quick cold packs
* Hot packs
* Roller gauze 2" - up
* Band-aids 3/4" - up
* Butterfly band-aids
* Sanitary napkin pad
*Safety pins
* Knife
* Adhesive tape
* Sun screen
* Matches or equivalent
* Sting swabs
* Scissors
* Tweezers
* 2 CPR pocket shields
* Gauze compresses at least 2x2 or
							 larger
* Antiseptic solutions for cleaning
* 5 pair of exam gloves
* Accident report form & writing
							 utensil
4. A
				serviceable backboard shall be carried in the trip vehicle on each whitewater
				trip.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 14 - Commercial Whitewater Rafting › Section 137-14-05 - Whitewater Craft Specifications

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Minimum
				number per trip
The minimum number of watercraft on any whitewater trip
				  shall be two, one of which may be a kayak.
B.
Size and Capacity
1. Any watercraft carrying passengers on a
				whitewater trip shall be at least 13 feet in length.
2. The maximum number of passengers allowed
				in a whitewater craft, not including the guide, shall be as follows:
a. Craft at least 13 feet but under 15 feet
				in length - 7 passengers.
b. Craft
				at least 15 feet but under 20 feet in length - 10 passengers.
c. Craft 20 feet and over in length - 12
				passengers.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 14 - Commercial Whitewater Rafting › Section 137-14-06 - Additional Requirements and Restrictions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Liability Insurance
A person who applies for a Commercial Whitewater Outfitter
				  License shall file proof with the Department of current general liability
				  insurance protection in the amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars
				  covering the operation of whitewater trips and current automobile liability
				  insurance protection in the amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars
				  covering the operation of motor vehicles carrying passengers.
B.
Age Restriction
All persons 12 years of age or under must be accompanied
				  during any whitewater trip, by a parent or guardian or by an adult, at least 18
				  years of age, approved in writing by a parent or guardian.
C.
Record Keeping
1. Each whitewater outfitter shall keep
				current and accurate records of all whitewater trips conducted at that
				outfitter's base of operation.
2.
				The records shall be maintained in a legible manner and shall include the
				following information for each trip:
a. Trip
				date(s);
b. Waters
				involved;
c. Names of licensed
				guides who accompanied the trip; and
d. Names and addresses of all passengers who
				participated in the trip.
e. True
				copies of guide licenses and credentials (first aid, CPR) for all guides
				.
f. Daily numbers of commercial
				passengers that participate in multiple trips.
3. Such records shall be retained by the
				outfitter for a period of two years and shall be made available to any law
				enforcement officer upon request.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-00 - Scope of Rules

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules have been adopted pursuant to Title
				   12 MRS
				  §10103(2). The
				  commissioner is authorized to enter into an interstate wildlife violator
				  compact to promote compliance with the laws, regulations and rules that relate
				  to the management of wildlife resources in the respective member states and may
				  adopt rules necessary to implement certain provisions of the compact. Pursuant
				  to this rule, the commissioner exercises this statutory authority and enters
				  into theWildlife Violators Compact on behalf of the State of Maine with any and
				  all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. This rule also
				  implements and adopts the terms of the Compact.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-02 - Findings, Declaration of Policy and Purpose

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
The party states find that:
1. Wildlife resources are managed in trust by
				the respective states for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
2. The protection of their respective
				wildlife resources can be materially affected by the degree of compliance with
				state statute or rule relating to the management of those resources.
3. The preservation, protection, management,
				and restoration of wildlife contribute immeasurably to the aesthetic,
				recreational, and economic aspects of these natural resources.
4. Wildlife resources are valuable without
				regard to political boundaries; therefore, all persons should be required to
				comply with wildlife preservation, protection, management, and restoration
				statutes, rules and other laws of all party states as a condition precedent to
				the continuance or issuance of any license to hunt, fish, trap, or possess
				wildlife.
5. Violation of wildlife
				laws interferes with the management of wildlife resources and may endanger the
				safety of persons and property.
6.
				The mobility of many wildlife law violators necessitates the maintenance of
				channels of communications among the various states.
7. A person who is cited for a wildlife
				violation in a state other than the person's home state:
a. may be required to post collateral or bond
				to secure appearance for a trial at a later date;
b. if unable to post collateral or bond, may
				be taken into custody until the collateral or bond is posted; or
c. may be taken directly to court for an
				immediate appearance
8.
				The purpose of the enforcement practices described in §15.02(A) (7) of
				this rule is to ensure compliance with the terms of a wildlife citation by the
				person who, if permitted to continue on the person's way after receiving the
				citation, could return to the person's home state and disregard the person's
				duty under the terms of the citation.
9. A person receiving a wildlife citation in
				the person's home state is permitted to accept the citation from the officer at
				the scene of the violation and to continue immediately on the person's way
				after agreeing or being instructed to comply with the terms of the
				citation.
10. The practice
				described §15.02(A) (7) of this rule causes unnecessary inconvenience and,
				at times, a hardship for the person who is unable at the time to post
				collateral, furnish a bond, stand trial, or pay the fine, and thus is compelled
				to remain in custody until some alternative arrangement can be made.
11. The enforcement practices described in
				§15.02(A) (7) of this rule consume an undue amount of law enforcement
				time.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-03 - Procedures for Issuing State

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
When
				issuing a citation for a wildlife violation,
a wildlife officer shall
				issue a citation to any person whose primary residence is in a party state in
				the same manner as if the person were a resident of the home state and shall
				not require the person to post collateral to secure appearance, subject to the
				exceptions contained in §15.03 (B) , if the officer receives the person's
				personal recognizance that the person will comply with the terms of the
				citation.
B.
Personal
				recognizance is acceptable:
1. If not
				prohibited by local law or the rules of the Department of Inland Fisheries and
				Wildlife; and
2. If the violator
				provides adequate proof of the violator's identification to the wildlife
				officer.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-04 - Procedures for Home State

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.Upon receipt of a
				report of a failure to comply with the terms of a citation from the licensing
				authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state shall
				notify the violator, shall initiate a suspension action in accordance with the
				home state's enforcement procedures, and shall suspend the violator's license
				privileges or rights until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms
				of the wildlife citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the home
				state licensing authority. Due process safeguards will be accorded.
B.Upon receipt of a report of conviction of a
				wildlife violation subject to suspension from the licensing authority of the
				issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state shall enter such
				conviction in its records according to current procedure and shall treat such
				conviction as if it occurred in the home state for the purposes of the
				suspension of license privileges and for the purposes of the term of the
				suspension of privileges.
C.The
				licensing authority of the home state shall maintain a record of actions taken
				and make reports to issuing states as provided in rules adopted by the
				Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-05 - Reciprocal Recognition of Suspension

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.All party
				states shall recognize the suspension of license privileges or rights of any
				person by any party state as if the violation on which the suspension is based
				had in fact occurred in the person's home state and would have been the basis
				for suspension of license privileges or rights in his or her home
				state.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-06 - Applicability of Other Laws

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A.Except as expressly
				required by provisions of the compact, nothing herein shall be construed to
				affect the right of any party state to apply any of its laws relating to
				license privileges to any person or circumstance, or to invalidate or prevent
				any agreement or other cooperative arrangements between a party state and a
				nonparty state concerning wildlife law enforcement.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-07 - Compact Administrator Procedures

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.For the
				purpose of administering the provisions of the compact and to serve as a
				governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of
				the compact, a board of compact administrators is established. The board of
				compact administrators shall be composed of one representative from each of the
				party states to be known as the compact administrator. The compact
				administrator shall be appointed by the head of the licensing authority of each
				party state, except that in Maine the compact administrator shall be appointed
				by the Commissioner according to Title 12 §10103(2), and will serve and be
				subject to removal in accordance with the laws of the state the administrator
				represents. A compact administrator may provide for the discharge of the
				administrator's duties and the performance of the administrator's functions as
				a board of compact administrators' member by an alternate. An alternate may not
				be entitled to serve unless written notification of the alternate's identity
				has been given to the board of compact administrators.
B.Each member of the board of compact
				administrators shall be entitled to one vote. No action of the board of compact
				administrators shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority
				of the total number of votes on the board of compact administrators are cast in
				favor thereof. Action by the board of compact administrators shall be only at a
				meeting at which a majority of the party states are represented.
C.The board of compact administrators shall
				elect annually, from its membership, a chairperson and vice
				chairperson.
D.The board of compact
				administrators shall adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
				compact or the laws of a party state, for the conduct of its business and shall
				have the power to amend and rescind its bylaws.
E.The board of compact administrators may
				accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact all donations
				and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, conditional
				or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or any governmental agency,
				and may receive, utilize, and dispose of the same.
F.The board of compact administrators may
				contract with or accept services or personnel from any governmental or
				intergovernmental agency, individual, firm, corporation, or any private
				nonprofit organization or institution.
G.The board of compact administrators shall
				formulate all necessary procedures and develop uniform forms and documents for
				administering the provisions of this compact. All procedures and forms adopted
				pursuant to board of compact administrators' action shall be contained in the
				rules adopted by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-08 - Entry into Compact and Withdrawal

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A.The compact
				shall become effective when it has been adopted by at least two
				states.
B.Entry into the compact
				shall be made by an act or resolution of ratification executed by the
				authorized officials of the applying state and submitted to the chairperson of
				the board of compact administrators.
1. The
				act or resolution shall include statements that in substance are as follows:
a. A citation of the authority by which the
				state is empowered to become a party to this compact;
b. Agreement to comply with the terms and
				provisions of the compact; and
c.
				That compact entry is with all states then party to the compact and with any
				state that legally becomes a party to the compact.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-09 - Amendments to the Compact

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.The compact may be
				amended from time to time. Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to
				the chairperson of the board of compact administrators and may be initiated by
				one or more party states.
B.Adoption of an amendment shall require
				endorsement by all party states and shall become effective 30 days after the
				date of the last endorsement.
C.Failure of a party state to respond to the
				compact chairperson within 120 days after receipt of the proposed amendment
				shall constitute endorsement.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-10 - Construction and Severability

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A.This rule,
				implementing the terms of the compact shall be liberally construed so as to
				effectuate the purposes stated herein. The provisions of the compact shall be
				severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is
				declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United
				States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, individual, or
				circumstance is held invalid, the compact shall not be affected thereby. If the
				compact and these rules implementing it, shall be held contrary to the
				constitution of any party state thereto, the compact shall remain in full force
				and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the
				state affected as to all severable matters.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-12 - Compact Administrator

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.The compact
				administrator for Maine shall be a designated representative of the
				Commissioner. The duties of the compact administrator shall be deemed a regular
				part of the duties and responsibilities of the Game Warden Major within the
				Bureau of Warden Service.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 15 - INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACT › Section 137-15-13 - Penalties

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.To the extent allowable under Maine law in
				accordance with its authorization to enter into the compact, the commissioner
				shall suspend a Maine hunting, fishing, or trapping license and privileges to
				obtain such licenses of a person convicted of a wildlife violation in a state
				party to the compact, provided that the wildlife violation would have been the
				basis for suspension of license privileges in Maine.
B.No person whose license, privilege, or
				right to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife, having been
				suspended or revoked pursuant to this rule, shall be permitted to obtain a
				license to hunt, fish, or trap in Maine.
C.A person shall be subject to the financial
				penalties as set forth within chapter 913 of Title 12 if he or she:
1. Hunts, fishes, traps, possesses, or
				transports wildlife in Maine in violation of a suspension or revocation of a
				license under chapter 913 of Title 12; or
2. Purchases or possesses a license to hunt,
				fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in Maine in violation of a
				suspension of revocation of a license under chapter 913 of Title 12.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-01 - Scope of Rules

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These rules shall apply to the hunting, take, possession,
				  transportation and registration of wild animals and wild birds that can be
				  legally hunted in Maine, except for those areas closed to hunting described in
				  Chapter 925, subchapter 1.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-02 - Table of Contents

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16.03
Legal
				Hunting Hours for Wild Birds and Wild Animals
16.04
Hunter Orange Requirements for
				Hunting of Wild Birds and Wild Animals
16.05
Possession, Transport and
				Labeling of Big Game
16.06
Registration, Data Collection and Tagging of Big Game and Furbearing
				Animals
16.07
Deer
				Hunting
16.08
Moose
				Hunting
16.09
Bear
				Hunting
16.10
Wild
				Turkey Hunting
16.11
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
16.12
Upland Game and Furbearing Animal
				Hunting
16.13
Protocol
				for Big Game Registration Station & Furbearer Tagging
				Agents
16.14
Snapping
				Turtles
16.15
Wildlife
				Management Districts
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-03 - Legal Hunting Hours for Wilds Birds and Wild Animals

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1. In accordance with 12 M.R.S. §11206
				legal hunting times for all wild birds and wild animals are from ½ hour
				before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.
2.
Exceptions
A.
Migratory game birds.
A
				person may hunt migratory game birds from ½ hour before sunrise to
				sunset.
B.
Coyote.
A
				person may night hunt coyote in accordance with  12 M.R.S.
				§12001.
C.
Raccoon.
A person may night hunt raccoon in accordance with  12
				M.R.S. §11901 and section 16.12-7. of this rule chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-04 - Hunter Orange Requirements for Hunting of Wild Birds and Wild Animals

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Open Firearms Season on Deer:
Any person who is utilizing a firearm or crossbow during the open firearms
				season on deer (including the muzzle-loading season) must wear two articles of
				hunter orange clothing in accordance with Title 12 M.R.S. §10001-32. and
				§11203, this includes persons hunting for moose during the open firearms
				season on deer.
2.
Moose
				Hunting:
Any person who hunts with a firearm or crossbow within any WMD
				open to moose hunting during the open season on moose shall wear one article of
				solidcolored hunter orange clothing, as defined in Title 12 M.R.S.
				§10001-32., which is in good and serviceable condition and which is
				visible from all sides, except two articles of hunter orange clothing must be
				worn when hunting moose during the open firearms season on deer in accordance
				with paragraph 1.
3.
Exceptions
A.
Religious
				Opposition to Hunter Orange Clothing:
Persons who have a religious
				opposition as defined within  12 M.R.S. §11203 1-A may substitute articles
				of bright red clothing in place of hunter orange clothing.
B.
Waterfowl Hunting:
Persons
				hunting waterfowl from a boat or blind or in conjunction with waterfowl decoys
				are not required to wear hunter orange clothing as provided within  12 M.R.S.
				§11203.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-05 - Possession, Transport and Labeling of Big Game

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1.
Tags for Possession and Transportation
A.
Deer Transportation Tag:
To
				meet the requirements of  12 M.R.S. §11502, the tag for possessing a deer
				prior to registration must be a tag provided by the hunter or by the department
				bearing the full name, address, and hunting license number of the person
				killing the deer; or the hunter may use their hunting license.
When a hunter possesses an antlerless deer harvested under
				  the authority of a permit allowing for the harvest of an antlerless deer, the
				  permit number must also be included on the tag.
B.
Moose Transportation Tag:
To
				meet the requirements of  12 M.R.S. §11653, the tag for possessing a moose
				prior to registration must be a tag provided by the hunter or by the department
				bearing the full name, address, hunting license number and moose permit number
				of the person killing the moose; or they may use the hunting license. Whenever
				moose are dismembered for ease of transportation, at least one piece shall have
				the moose transportation tag attached which shall have the name and address of
				the person who harvested the moose.
C.
Bear Transportation Tag:
To
				meet the requirements of  12 M.R.S. §11352, the tag for possessing a bear
				prior to registration must be a tag provided by the hunter or by the department
				bearing the full name, address, and hunting license number of the person
				killing the bear; or the hunter may use their hunting license.
D.
Turkey Transportation Tag:
To
				meet the requirements of  12 M.R.S. §11752, the tag for possessing a turkey
				prior to registration must be a tag provided by the hunter or by the department
				bearing the full name, address, and hunting license number of the person
				killing the turkey; or the hunter may use their hunting license.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-06 - Registration, Data Collection and Tagging of Big Game and Furbearing Animals

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1.
Data Collection; Mandatory
				Submission of Radio Transmitters, Collars, Ear or Wing Tags & Tooth
				Submission
A.
Deer: Mandatory
				Submission of Radio Collars and Ear Tags
All radio collars and ear tags found on harvested deer must
				  be submitted to the department at the time the animal is presented for
				  registration.
B.
Moose: Mandatory Submission of Radio Collars, Ear Tags, Teeth or Lower
				Jaw and Ovaries or Reproductive Tract
All radio collars and ear tags found on harvested moose must
				  be submitted along with a canine tooth or lower jaw to the department at the
				  time the animal is presented for registration. In any WMD in which a moose
				  hunter harvests a female moose the hunter must present the ovaries and/or
				  reproductive tract at the first open registration station. The milk sack
				  (udder) shall be left attached to the carcass. The reproductive tract includes
				  the ovaries and uterus.
C.
Bear: Mandatory Submission of Teeth
Whenever a bear is presented for registration a premolar
				  tooth shall be removed from the bear and submitted to the department by the
				  person presenting the bear for registration.
D.
Turkey: Mandatory Submission of
				Radio Transmitters, Leg Bands, and Wing Tags
All radio transmitters, leg bands, and wing tags must be
				  reported to the Department at the time the wild turkey is presented for
				  registration or registered electronically. All radio transmitters must be
				  submitted, or arranged for submission, to the Department within 5 days. Any leg
				  bands or wing tags can be retained by the hunter after reporting and following
				  approval by the Department.
E.
Bobcat: Mandatory Submission of
				Teeth
Whenever a bobcat is presented for registration, a lower
				  lateral incisor, a lower canine or the lower jaw shall be submitted to the
				  department by the person presenting the bobcat for registration. There shall be
				  a tissue sample provided (from either the tongue or a muscle) and the tissue
				  and tooth sample shall be labeled. The label shall include the following
				  information:
1) Species
2) Sex
3) Seal number
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-08 - Moose Hunting

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1.
Moose
				Hunting Season and Districts
2.
Areas Closed to Moose
				Hunting
3.
Moose
				Permits
4.
Restrictions
5.
Moose Permit Auction
6.
Moose Permit Auction by Conservation
				Organizations
7.
Moose
				Permit Point System
8.
Depredation Moose Hunt
9.
Adaptive Moose Hunt
1.
Moose Hunting Season and
				Districts
A. There shall be an open
				season for the hunting of moose within Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs) 1,
				2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 27 and 28 beginning
				on the second Monday of October and remaining open for 6 days. In addition,
				within WMDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 18, 19, 27 and 28, there will be an open
				season beginning on the Monday following the close of the bear baiting season
				and remaining open for 6 days.
B.
				There shall be an open season in WMDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 19
				to begin on the Monday preceding the opening day of the regular firearm deer
				season and remaining open for 6 days with antlerless only permits being
				allocated.
C. There shall be an
				open season for the hunting of moose within WMDs 16, 22, 23, 25 and 26, from
				the 4th Monday preceding Thanksgiving to the
				Saturday following Thanksgiving; and the Saturday preceding the first day of
				this season is an open day for the hunting of moose for residents of the state
				only.
D. Hunters drawn in the
				following WMDs may hunt in either WMD during the open season in those WMDs.
a. WMDs 7 and 13
b. WMDs 12 and 15
c. WMDs 14 and 17
d. WMDs 27 and 28.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-09 - Bear Hunting

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1.
General
				Season
2.
Youth Bear
				Hunting Day
3.
Bear
				Baiting Season
4.
Bear
				Hunting Season with the use of Dogs
5.
Bear Bag and Possession
				Limit
1.
General Bear
				Hunting Season:
There shall be an open season on hunting bear annually
				from the first Monday preceding September 1st to the last day of the regular
				firearms season on deer, but no later than November 30th.
2.
"Youth Bear Hunting Day":
There shall be a youth bear hunting day on the Saturday prior to the opening
				day of the bear hunting season established under Title 1 2 §11251
				subsection 1, paragraph A.
A.
Who may
				participate and methods allowed:
On the designated youth bear hunting
				day, holders of a junior hunting license may hunt bear with either a firearm or
				archery equipment and must be in the presence of and under the effective
				control of a junior hunter supervisor as defined by  Title 12
				§11108-C.
B.
Supervision
				of a youth hunter:
A junior hunter supervisor accompanying a youth on
				youth bear hunting day may not possess a firearm or archery equipment while the
				youth is participating in the bear hunt except that the supervisor may carry a
				handgun pursuant to  25 M.R.S.§2001-A, sub-§2, ¶A-1 but it may
				not be for the purpose of hunting.
C. The use of dogs is prohibited.
D.
Laws that apply on this day:
Except as otherwise provided, all laws pertaining to the general bear hunting
				season established within these rules apply on this day.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-10 - Wild Turkey Hunting

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Spring Season
1.
WMDs Open to
				Hunting
2.
Season/WMD
				Restrictions
3.
Permits
4.
Bag
				Limits
5.
Legal
				Weapons / Methods
6.
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Day
1.
WMDs Open to Hunting
WMDs 1-29 as described within section 16.15 are open for
				  spring wild turkey hunting.
2.
Season
There shall be an open spring season beginning on the Monday
				  closest to May 1st and continuing for five
				  consecutive weeks for the hunting of wild turkey.
3.
Permits
Any person who possesses a big game, small game, or an
				  archery license as provided in  12 M.R.S. §11109 may purchase a wild turkey
				  hunting permit that allows the hunting of turkeys in both the spring and fall
				  seasons.
4.
Bag
				Limits
The bag limit for wild turkey during the spring season is two
				  bearded wild turkeys per permit holder. A hunter may take up to two bearded
				  wild turkeys but cannot exceed an individual WMD bag limit, the order in which
				  they are taken does not matter. Bag limits in specific WMD's will be as
				  follows:
A. One bearded wild turkey in
				WMDs 1-6 and 8.
B. Two bearded wild
				turkeys in WMDs 7 and 9-29.
5.
Legal Weapons / Methods
A.
Weapons
(1) Shotgun gauges 10 through 20 using shot
				sizes 4 through 6 inclusive, or mixed loads that include shot sizes 4 through
				7. In addition, shotgun gauges 10 through 28, including .410, may be used with
				shot sizes 7 through 9 in Tungsten Super Shot (TSS).
(2) Archery equipment.
B.
Methods
(1) A person may not take a turkey while the
				turkey is in a tree.
(2) See other
				prohibitions on turkey hunting as provided within  Title 12
				§11801.
6.
Youth Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Day
A. On the designated youth spring wild turkey
				hunting day, only holders of a valid junior hunting license may hunt wild
				turkey with either a firearm or archery equipment and must be in the presence
				of and under the effective control of a junior hunter supervisor as defined by
				Title  12 M.R.S. §11108-C. The junior hunter supervisor shall not possess a
				firearm or archery equipment while accompanying a youth hunter on youth hunting
				day except that the supervisor may carry a handgun pursuant to  25 M.R.S.
				§2001-A, sub-§2, ¶A-1 but it may not be for the purpose of
				hunting.
B. The youth spring wild
				turkey hunting day occurs on the Saturday preceding the opening day of the
				spring wild turkey hunting season.
C. Except as otherwise provided, all laws
				pertaining to hunting during the open spring season on wild turkey apply on
				this day.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-11 - Migratory Game Bird Hunting

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1.
Scope and
				General Prohibition
2.
Hunting Methods
3.
Transportation
4.
Possession for the Purpose of Processing, Transportation or
				Storage
5.
Termination
				of Possession
6.
Wounded Live Migratory Game Birds
7.
Possession of
				Plumage
8.
Wanton
				Waste of Migratory Game Birds
9.
Seasons, Daily Bag Limits, and
				Possession Limits for Migratory Game Birds
10.
Youth Waterfowl
				Hunt
11.
Special
				Falconry Season
12.
North, South and Coastal Waterfowl Zone Lines and Sea Duck Hunting Area
				Defined
13.
Duck Stamp
				Required
14.
Nontoxic
				Shot Requirements
1.
Scope and General Prohibition
A.
				For the purpose of this section, migratory game birds include and are limited
				to the following species: rails, gallinules, woodcock, snipe, geese, brant,
				wild ducks, and sea ducks (eider, scoter, and long-tailed duck).
B. Except as expressly provided in these
				regulations or by statute or other regulation, it shall be unlawful to hunt,
				capture, kill, take, possess, transport, buy, or sell any migratory game bird
				or part thereof.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-13 - Protocol for Big Game Registration Station and Furbearer Registration Agents

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1.
Scope
2.
Establishment of Big Game
				Registration Agents and Operation of Stations
3.
Establishment of Fur Registration
				Agents and Operations of Stations
4.
How to Apply to Become a Big Game
				Registration or Fur Registration Agent:
5.
Approval
6.
Operating Agreement
7.
Operating Standards for
				Stations
8.
Performance Standards for Agents
9.
Termination of Agent
				Services
10.
Furbearing Animal Possession, Transportation and Registration
				Requirements for Trappers
1.
Scope:
The rules in this section shall be applicable to the
				establishment and the operation of registration (tagging) stations for big game
				and furbearing animals as required by law.
2.
Establishment of Big Game
				Registration Agents and Operation of Stations
A.
Selection of Agents and
				Stations:
Big game registration agents and their respective stations
				shall be selected by the Commissioner on the basis of need, and the ability to
				perform the function of a registration agent as outlined in the station
				agreement. However, only one station shall be established per city or town,
				except when it is determined by the Commissioner that more than one big game
				registration agent is required to adequately service the hunting public. The
				need for additional agents shall be determined upon the following
				considerations:
(1) Number and location of
				major access routes within the city or town;
(2) Location of existing big game
				registration agents;
(3) Deer,
				bear, moose and wild turkey registration levels; and
(4) Areas with special deer hunting
				restrictions.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 16 - HUNTING › Section 137-16-14 - Snapping Turtles

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1. There is a
				closed season on the taking of snapping turtles for commercial purposes as
				referenced within  12 M.R.S. §12159.
2. The taking of snapping turtles from the
				wild in Maine is allowed without a permit for personal purposes, with a
				possession limit of up to 2 specimens only, and in a manner consistent with  12
				M.R.S. §12152, sub-§1-B.