{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11203","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §11203","heading":"Hunter orange clothing","body":"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.\n1-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.\n2.  Penalties.  The following penalties apply to violations of this section.\nA.  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.\nB.  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.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 915: HUNTING:  SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 4: GENERAL UNLAWFUL ACTS PERTAINING TO HUNTING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec11203.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"9347b576dc9cc70f4b5ab74b87beaa7aa56b91a06f2189207c552f280369bf54","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11202","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}