{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11155","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §11155","heading":"Wild turkey hunting permits","body":"1.  Permit required.  Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this Part, a person may not hunt or possess wild turkey unless that person has a valid permit issued under this section.\nA person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime for which the court shall impose a fine of not less than $500, none of which may be suspended.  The court also shall impose a fine of $500 for each wild turkey unlawfully possessed, none of which may be suspended.\n1-A.  Eligibility; hunting or archery license required.  A person who possesses a valid hunting or archery hunting license to hunt may obtain a permit to hunt for wild turkey from the commissioner or an authorized agent.\n1-B.  Issuance; permit fee.\n1-C.  Issuance; permit fee.  Beginning January 1, 2014, the commissioner, through the commissioner's authorized agent, shall issue in wildlife management districts that are open by rule for wild turkey hunting a wild turkey hunting permit that allows an eligible person to take wild turkeys in accordance with section 11701.  The fee for a wild turkey hunting permit is $20 for residents and nonresidents.\n2.  Issuance of wild turkey hunting permits.\n3.  Eligibility.\n4.  Application procedure and fee.\n5.  Wild turkey hunting permit fee.\n6.  Transfer of turkey permits.\n7.  Landowner; wild turkey permit.\n8.  Big game license required.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 915: HUNTING:  SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 3: HUNTING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND FEES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec11155.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"5805feab5c07bc364187270f139e04dff28a2b7207cf3a8d74eb9bcbcf4d9b48","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11154","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}