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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12305 (2026)

False registration of bear, deer, moose or wild turkey

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1.  Prohibition.  A person may not present for registration or allow to be registered in that person's name any of the following animals that that person did not lawfully kill:  
A. Bear;   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
B. Deer;   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
C. Moose; or   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
D. Wild turkey.   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
2.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.  
[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §233 (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, §B233 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: State of Maine v. Michael J. Siracusa Jr., 2017 ME 84 (Me. 2017).
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State of Maine v. Michael J. Siracusa Jr., 2017 ME 84 (Me. 2017). “§ 11601(4) (2016); and false registration of moose (Class E), 12 M.R.S. § 12305(1)(C) (2016). The State later dismissed those charges.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12305(1)(C) — 1 case
State of Maine v. Michael J. Siracusa Jr., 2017 ME 84 (Me. 2017). “§ 11601(4) (2016); and false registration of moose (Class E), 12 M.R.S. § 12305(1)(C) (2016). The State later dismissed those charges.”
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