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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 11205 (2026)

Hunting on Sunday

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1.  Prohibition.  A person may not:  
A. Hunt wild animals or wild birds on Sunday; or   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
B. Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of paragraph A except as otherwise provided in this Part.   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §137 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
2.  Penalties.  A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class E crime.  
[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §137 (NEW); 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, §B137 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Virginia Parker v. Dep't of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 2024 ME 22 (Me. 2024).
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Virginia Parker v. Dep't of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 2024 ME 22 (Me. 2024). · cites it 4× “§ 5954 (2023). The Parkers’ complaint alleged that Maine’s longstanding Sunday hunting ban conflicts with the recently enacted right-to-food amendment to the Maine Constitution.”
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