Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 11224 (2025)
1. Prohibition A person may not waste a wild bird or wild animal that has been wounded or killed by that person while hunting. For purposes of this section, "waste" means to intentionally leave a wounded or killed animal in the field or forest without making a reasonable effort to retrieve and render it for consumption or use. This subsection does not apply to coyote.
[PL 2009, c. 550, §3 (AMD).]
2. Penalty A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. Revisor's Note: §11224. Alien big game hunter; guide required (As enacted by PL 2007, c. 454, §1 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 12, SECTION 11226)
[PL 2007, c. 168, §5 (NEW).]
PL 2007, c. 168, §5 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 454, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. A, §16 (RAL). PL 2009, c. 550, §3 (AMD).