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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 11203 (2026)

Hunter orange clothing

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1.  Hunter orange required.  A person may not hunt with firearms or crossbows during the open firearm season on deer unless that person is wearing 2 articles of hunter orange clothing that are in good, serviceable condition and visible from all sides, except that a person hunting waterfowl from a boat or blind or in conjunction with waterfowl decoys is not required to wear hunter orange clothing. One article of clothing must be a solid-colored hunter orange hat. The other article of clothing must cover a major portion of the torso, such as a jacket, vest, coat or poncho, and must be a minimum of 50% hunter orange in color. The presence of a decal on an article of clothing that is otherwise solid-colored hunter orange does not disqualify that article of clothing from satisfying the requirements of this subsection.  
[PL 2005, c. 477, §6 (AMD).]
1-A.  Religious opposition exemption.  A person may substitute articles of bright red clothing for the articles of hunter orange clothing required under subsection 1 if the person has a religious opposition to the wearing of hunter orange clothing.  
[PL 2017, c. 82, §1 (NEW).]
2.  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 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §136 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
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.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §136 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §136 (RPR); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B136 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 477, §6 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 82, §1 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2017 · leading case: State of Maine v. Dana P. Lajoie, 2017 ME 8 (Me. 2017).
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State of Maine v. Dana P. Lajoie, 2017 ME 8 (Me. 2017). “The court also found Lajoie civilly liable for failing to wear hunter orange pursuant to 12 M.R.S. § 11203 (2016). He does not appeal from that judgment; therefore, it is not discussed further.”
State v. Perry, 899 A.2d 806 (Me. 2006). · cites it 2× “Hunting without hunter orange clothing is currently a civil violation, 12 M.R.S. § 11203(2)(A), but it is a Class E crime if the defendant has three prior convictions within the past three years, 12 M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 11203(2)(A) — 1 case
State v. Perry, 899 A.2d 806 (Me. 2006). “Hunting without hunter orange clothing is currently a civil violation, 12 M.R.S. § 11203(2)(A), but it is a Class E crime if the defendant has three prior convictions within the past three years, 12 M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 11203(2)(B) — 1 case
State v. Perry, 899 A.2d 806 (Me. 2006). “Hunting without hunter orange clothing is currently a civil violation, 12 M.R.S. § 11203(2)(A), but it is a Class E crime if the defendant has three prior convictions within the past three years, 12 M.”
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