Maine LD1293 prohibits coyote-killing contests, making it a crime to arrange, participate in, or entice others to join such contests.
Maine LD1293 outlaws coyote-killing contests, defining them as organized competitions aimed at killing coyotes for prizes or entertainment. The bill makes it a Class E crime to arrange, hold, sponsor, entice participation in, or participate in such contests. Exceptions are made for the defense of a person or property and for government-sanctioned culling of coyotes. This legislation seeks to eliminate the practice of coyote-killing contests while allowing for necessary wildlife management activities.
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