Aid to injured person and reporting hunting accident

12 M.R.S. § 11223, under Chapter 915.

12 M.R.S. § 11223

1. Duty. A person who knows or has reason to know that that person has inflicted injury or may have inflicted injury on another person by the use of a firearm or archery equipment shall:

A. Make that person known to the victim; [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]

B. Render first aid and assistance as that person is capable of rendering under the circumstances; and [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]

C. Give notice of the event by the quickest means to a game warden or, in the event that a game warden cannot be contacted, to the law enforcement officer nearest the place where the event occurred. [PL 2023, c. 239, §30 (AMD).]

2. Prohibition.

3. Penalty. A person who fails to aid an injured person or report a hunting accident in accordance with this section commits a Class C crime.