Maine Revised Statutes Title 12. Conservation § 12253. Consent to trap

1. Trapping without written consent. A person may not, without first obtaining the written consent of the landowner or occupant, trap any wild animal on land in any organized or incorporated place or on the cultivated or pasture area of land that is used for agricultural purposes in any unorganized place and on which land there is an occupied dwelling. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to:

A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

2. Trapping near occupied dwelling without written consent. A person may not trap any wild animal within 200 yards of an occupied dwelling without first obtaining the written consent of the owner or occupant of the land on which the trap is to be set. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to beaver trapping or trapping with drowning sets on state-owned land or public rights-of-way.

A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

3. Trapping near compact, built-up portion of city or village. A person may not trap outside that person's land within 1/2 mile of the compact, built-up portion of a city or village, except:

3-A. Penalties. The following penalties apply to violations of subsection 3.

4. Proof of ownership of land. Before any prosecution is made under subsection 1 or 2, the landowner or occupant shall provide proof to the commissioner of that landowner's ownership or that occupant's occupancy of the land in question.

5. Permission to trap on land of another. This section does not give license or permission to set, place or tend traps on property that is owned by another person.