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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 2455 (2026)

Night hunting

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 448, §18 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 167 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 85, §16 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 267, §2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 622, §§43,44 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 562, §21 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §78 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 262 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 516, §§16,17 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 78, §§75,76 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 503, §20 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 420, §5 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1973–1981 · leading case: State v. Wilson, 409 A.2d 226 (Me. 1979).
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State v. Wilson, 409 A.2d 226 (Me. 1979). · cites it 4× “The defendant was convicted of night hunting, 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455, 1 following a jury trial in the Superior Court, Knox County.”
State v. Weese, 424 A.2d 705 (Me. 1981). · cites it 3× “David and Dwight Weese appeal from their convictions for night hunting in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455. 1 The two defendants, father and son, were found guilty after a consolidated trial by jury in Superi- or Court, Somerset County.”
State v. Hillock, 384 A.2d 437 (Me. 1978). · cites it 3× “These appeals 1 come to us after the appellants had been convicted of “night hunting”, 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455. The appeals (1) attack the sufficiency of the indictments; (2) attack the constitutionality, as applied, of 12 M.”
State v. Briggs, 388 A.2d 507 (Me. 1978). · cites it 3× “Appellant Pamela Briggs was found guilty of nighthunting in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455 following trial by jury.”
Davis v. State, 306 A.2d 127 (Me. 1973). “37, § 77 (now 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455) night hunting; R.S.1954, c.”
State v. Pottle, 384 A.2d 55 (Me. 1978). “Defendants were charged with, and convicted of, violating 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455 (Night Hunting) and each has appealed.”
State v. Pike, 306 A.2d 145 (Me. 1973). “By separate complaint filed in the Ninth District Court, Division of Northern Cumberland, each defendant was charged with having committed, on September 6, 1970, the misdemeanor of “night hunting” in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455. 1 Each defendant waived reading of the…”
State v. Bragg, 334 A.2d 507 (Me. 1975). “A Waldo County jury convicted the Defendant of the offense of hunting wild animals in the nighttime (12 M.R.S.A. § 2455) after hearing testimony indicating his guilt, which may be summarized in this manner: At about 9:45 p.”
State v. Linscott, 371 A.2d 637 (Me. 1977). “Convicted of unlawfully hunting wild animals other than raccoons between sunset on November 24, 1975, and one-half hour before sunrise the next day in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455 (Supp.1974, as amended in 1975), appellant was sentenced to three days in jail and a fine of…”
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