1. 1. Prohibition While engaging in any activity regulated under this Part, a person, knowing that the person is not licensed or privileged to do so, may not:

   1. A. Enter or cause a projectile to enter any place from which that person may lawfully be excluded and that is posted in accordance with Title 17‑A, section 402, subsection 4 or in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders or that is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders; or

      [PL 2007, c. 334, §1 (NEW).]

   2. B. Enter or remain in or cause a projectile to enter or remain in any place in defiance of a lawful order not to enter or an order to vacate that was personally communicated to that person by the owner of the place or another authorized person.

      [PL 2007, c. 334, §1 (NEW).]

   [PL 2007, c. 334, §1 (NEW).]

2. 2. Civil penalties The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

   1. A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.

      [PL 2007, c. 334, §1 (NEW).]

   2. B. 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.

      [PL 2007, c. 334, §1 (NEW).]

   [PL 2007, c. 334, §1 (NEW).]

3. 3. Definition For the purposes of this section, "projectile" means a bullet, pellet, shot, shell, ball, arrow, bolt or other object propelled or launched from a firearm, archery equipment or similar tensile device.

   [PL 2023, c. 239, §10 (AMD).]

4. 4. Administrative penalties; mutually exclusive penalties A person who violates this section may be subject to administrative penalties under section 10902‑A, but a person who violates this section and receives an administrative penalty for that violation under section 10902‑A is not subject to conviction or adjudication under this section for that violation.

   [PL 2021, c. 124, §1 (NEW).]

PL 2007, c. 334, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 124, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 239, §10 (AMD).