{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12302-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §12302-A","heading":"Timely registration of bear, deer, moose or wild turkey","body":"1.  Requirement.  Except as provided in section 12307 or rules adopted under section 12301‑B, a person who kills a bear, deer, moose or wild turkey shall:\nA.  Remain with that animal until it is registered, except as provided in section 12303‑A;\nB.  Present that animal for registration in that person's name at the first open registration station for that animal on the route taken by that person; and\nC.  Leave the registration seal attached to the animal in accordance with section 12301‑A until that animal is processed and packaged for consumption.\n2.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 919: REGISTRATION AND TRANSPORT OF HARVESTED ANIMALS","SUBCHAPTER 1: REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec12302-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"efb421f8c9af83ebad642b30212628664fb396c4d0cb39233800a4ed202e4d6c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12302","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-12303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}