{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11352","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §11352","heading":"Bear tags and tagging bear","body":"1.  Bear tags.  The commissioner shall prescribe the form and content of and produce a bear tag.\n2.  Tagging.  Prior to presenting a bear for registration, a person may not possess or leave in the field or forest a bear killed by that person unless the bear has securely attached to it a plainly visible tag that conforms to the requirements established under this section.\n3.  Penalties.  The following penalties apply to violations of this section.\nA.  A person who violates subsection 2 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 subsection 2 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 5: BEAR HUNTING","ARTICLE 3: POSSESSION OF BEAR"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec11352.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"88901637c474f4eb89a4dc6e5c0386a77967e5b685be000cf9b515c811a1f009","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11351","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11353"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}