Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW).]
1. Commercial large game shooting area. “Commercial large game shooting area” means an enclosed area in which large game are kept and a fee is charged to pursue and kill or pursue and attempt to kill large game.
[PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
- Cervid: means a member of the cervidae family and hybrids, including deer, elk, caribou, reindeer and related species, specified by the commissioner by rule with the written concurrence of the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1333
- Commercial large game shooting area: means an enclosed area in which large game are kept and a fee is charged to pursue and kill or pursue and attempt to kill large game. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Domesticated bison: means the genus and species Bison bison. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
- Domesticated boar: means a member of a species of Sus scrofa commonly known as the Eurasian boar or Wild Russian boar. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
- Large game: means domesticated cervids, domesticated boar and domesticated bison. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
- Parcel: means a contiguous tract of land. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
- Shooting zone: means an area within a parcel that is enclosed to contain one or more species of large game. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 1341
2. Domesticated bison. “Domesticated bison” means the genus and species Bison bison.
[PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW).]
3. Domesticated boar. “Domesticated boar” means a member of a species of Sus scrofa commonly known as the Eurasian boar or Wild Russian boar. “Domesticated boar” does not include members or varieties of the family Suidae or the species Sus scrofa that are commonly raised for commercial meat production.
[PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW).]
4. Domesticated deer.
[PL 2003, c. 386, §7 (RP).]
4-A. Domesticated cervid. “Domesticated cervid” has the same meaning as “cervid” in section 1333, subsection 1, paragraph A.
[PL 2005, c. 382, Pt. D, §2 (AMD).]
5. Large game. “Large game” means domesticated cervids, domesticated boar and domesticated bison.
[PL 2003, c. 386, §9 (AMD).]
6. Parcel. “Parcel” means a contiguous tract of land. Land that is separated by a road that contains frontage along a common portion of that road is considered a contiguous tract.
[PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW).]
7. Person. “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation or other legal entity.
[PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW).]
8. Shooting zone. “Shooting zone” means an area within a parcel that is enclosed to contain one or more species of large game.
[PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 765, §3 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 386, §§7-9 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 382, §D2 (AMD).