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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, § 10802: Rule violations; agent, 2003

Violating a rule regulating hunting and fishing agents is a civil violation, and repeat violations after 3 or more prior civil violations within 5 years become a Class E crime.

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Rule violations; agent

Violating a rule regulating hunting and fishing agents is a civil violation, and repeat violations after 3 or more prior civil violations within 5 years become a Class E crime.

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§ 10802Rule violations; agentOffence

Violating a rule regulating hunting and fishing agents is a civil violation, and repeat violations after 3 or more prior civil violations within 5 years become a Class E crime.

The following penalties apply to violations of rules regulating hunting and fishing agents. [PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §90 (RPR); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] 1. Civil violation. Notwithstanding section 10650, a person who violates a rule regulating hunting and fishing agents commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §90 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).] 2. Crime. A person who violates a rule regulating hunting and fishing agents 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. [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §90 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
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