{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11502","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §11502","heading":"Deer tags and tagging","body":"1.  Deer tags.  The commissioner shall prescribe the form and content of and produce a deer tag.\n2.  Tagging.  Prior to presenting a deer for registration, a person may not possess or leave in the field or forest a deer killed by that person unless the deer 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 6: DEER HUNTING","ARTICLE 3: POSSESSION OF DEER"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec11502.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"20f5b6f7b3b1f158e06d966044feda91e0cca5553cfb40502a790a0ecd664f1e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11501","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}