{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11653","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §11653","heading":"Tagging moose","body":"1.  Tags.  The commissioner shall prescribe the form and content of and produce moose tags.\n2.  Tagging.  Prior to presenting a moose for registration, a person may not possess or leave in the field or forest a moose killed by that person unless the moose 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 subsection 2.\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 7: MOOSE HUNTING","ARTICLE 3: POSSESSION OF MOOSE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec11653.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"3ad46f256476c2a20a1d97b9f795df9fa28b9e798e1c2049c2729f687c32f4b2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11652","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-11654"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}