An Act To Revise Certain Provisions of Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws LR1852(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1482
Committee Amendment CA_A_H422 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §7161, 12 MRSA §7171, 12 MRSA §7801

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. to H.P. 1087, L.D. 1482, Bill, "An 
Act To Revise Certain Provisions of Maine's Fish and Wildlife 
Laws" 
Amend the bi1l by inserting after the enacting clause and 
before section 1 the following: 
, Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §7001, sub-§I-H is enacted to read: 
I-B. Aparium. 
"Aquarium." for purposes of importing and 
possessing 
nonnative 
and 
exotic 
species. 
means 
an 
enclosed 
container. having a 
closed operating system. 
for purposes of 
displaying fish or other aquatic organisms that is located within 
a 
home. 
exhibition 
building 
or 
other 
permanent 
all-season 
structure and that does not allow the discharge of water or 
aquatic organisms into the inland waters of the State. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRS A §7035, sub-§I, 1[B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
387, §4, is further amended to read: 
B. 
A municipality or political subdivision of the State may 
not enact any ordinance, law or rule regulating the hunting, 
trapping or fishing for any species of fish or wildlife; the 
operation, 
registration 
or 
numbering 
of 
all-terrain 
vehicles. watercraft or snowmobiles; or any other subject 
matter of chapter 715, 
subchapters 
I 
~ and 
II~. 
For 
purposes 
of 
this 
paragraph, 
except 
as 
provided 
in 
subparagraphs 
(3) 
and 
(4) , 
the 
regulation 
of 
fishing 
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includes the regulation of ice fishing shacks. 
Nothing in 
this paragraph may be construed to prohibit the following: 
(1) 
The 
enactment 
of 
any 
ordinance 
generally 
regulating the discharge of firearms in a municipality 
or any part of a municipality; 
(2) 
The adoption of rules as authorized in section 
7792; 
(3) 
The 
enactment of any ordinance regulating ice 
fishing shacks on sources of public water supply as 
provided under Title 22, section 2642; or 
(4) 
The 
enactment of any ordinance regulating ice 
fishing shacks on coastal waters as defined in section 
6001, subsection 6.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the 
following: 
'Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §7161, sub-§I, ,A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
37, §1, is further amended to read: 
A. For a resident who is less than 6 years of age: 
(1) 
An infant resident lifetime fishing license. 
The 
fee for an infant resident lifetime fishing license is 
$150; 
(2) An infant resident lifetime hunting license. 
The 
fee for an infant resident lifetime hunting license is 
$150; 
(2-A) 
An 
infant resident lifetime 
license. 
The 
fee 
for 
an infant 
archery hunting license is $150; 
(2-B) 
An infant resident lifetime 
The 
fee 
for 
an 
infant 
resident 
license is $150: 
archery 
resident 
trapping 
lifetime 
hunting 
lifetime 
license. 
trapping 
(3) An infant resident combination of any 2 lifetime 
licenses. 
The fee for an infant resident combination 
of any 2 lifetime licenses is $250; and 
(4) 
An infant resident combination of all 3 lifetime 
licenses. 
The fee for an infant resident combination 
of all 3 lifetime licenses is $400; 
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Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §7161, sub-§I, ~~C and D, as amended by PL 
2001, c. 351, §2, are further amended to read: 
C. 
For a resident from 6 to 15 years of age: 
(1) 
A junior resident lifetime fishing license. The 
fee for a junior resident lifetime fishing license is 
$300; 
(2) 
A junior resident lifetime hunting license. 
The 
fee for a junior resident lifetime hunting license is 
$300; 
(2-A) 
A 
junior 
resident 
lifetime 
license. 
The 
fee 
for 
a 
junior 
archery hunting license is $300; 
archery 
resident 
hunting 
lifetime 
(2 B) 
A junior resident lifetime 
trappin~ license. 
The fee for a junior resident lifetime trapping license 
is $300; 
(3) 
A junior resident combination of any 2 lifetime 
licenses. 
The fee for a junior resident combination of 
any 2 lifetime licenses is $500; and 
(4) 
A junior resident combination of all 3 lifetime 
licenses. 
The fee for a junior resident combination of 
all 3 lifetime licenses is $800. 
A license under this paragraph may only be purchased on or 
after January 1, 2001; 
D. 
For a resident from 65 to 69 years of age: 
(1) 
A senior resident lifetime fishing license. 
The 
fee for a senior resident lifetime fishing license is 
$50 for a person who purchases the license in the year 
in which that person turns 65 years of age, $40 for a 
person who purchases the license in the year in which 
that person turns 66 years of age, $30 for a person who 
purchases the license in the year in which that person 
turns 67 years of age, $20 for a person who purchases 
the license in the year in which that person turns 68 
years of age and $10 for a person who purchases the 
license in the year in which that person turns 69 years 
of age; 
(2) 
A senior resident lifetime hunting license. 
The 
fee for a senior resident lifetime hunting license is 
$50 for a person who purchases the license in the year 
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in which that person turns 65 years of age, $40 for a 
person who purchases the license in the year in which 
that person turns 66 years of age, $30 for a person who 
purchases the license in the year in which that person 
turns 67 years of age, $20 for a person who purchases 
the license in the year in which that person turns 68 
years of age and $10 for a person who purchases the 
license in the year in which that person turns 69 years 
of age; 
(2-A) 
A 
senior 
resident 
lifetime 
archery 
hunting 
license. 
The 
fee 
for 
a 
senior 
resident 
lifetime 
archery 
hunting 
license is 
$50 
for 
a 
person 
who 
purchases the license in the year in which that person 
turns 65 years of age, $40 for a person who purchases 
the license in the year in which that person turns 66 
years of age, 
$30 
for 
a 
person who 
purchases the 
license in the year in which that person turns 67 years 
of age, $20 for a person who purchases the license in 
the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and 
$10 for a person who purchases the license in the year 
in which that person turns 69 years of age; 
{2-B} 
A senior resident lifetime trapping license. 
The fee for a senior resident lifetime trapping license 
is $50 for a person who purchases the license in the 
year in which that person turns 65 years of age, $40 
for a person who purchases the license in the year in 
which that person turns 66 years of age. $30 for a 
person who purchases the license in the year in which 
that person turns 67 years of age. $20 for a person who 
purchases the license in the year in which that person 
turns 
years 
of 
age 
and 
$10 
for 
a 
person 
who 
purchases the license in the year in which that person 
turns 69 years of age; 
(3) 
A senior resident combination of any 2 lifetime 
licenses. 
The fee for a senior resident combination of 
any 
lifetime licenses is 
$80 
for 
a 
person 
who 
purchases the license in the year in which that person 
turns 65 years of age, $64 for a person who purchases 
the license in the year in which that person turns 66 
years of age, 
$48 
for 
a 
person who 
purchases 
the 
license in the year in which that person turns 67 years 
of age, $32 for a person who purchases the license in 
the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and 
$16 for a person who purchases the license in the year 
in which that person turns 69 years of age; and 
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(4) 
A senior resident combination of all 3 lifetime 
licenses. 
The fee for a senior resident combination of 
all 
lifetime licenses is 
$110 
for 
a 
person 
who 
purchases the license in the year in which that person 
turns 65 years of age, $94 for a person who purchases 
the license in the year in which that person turns 66 
years of age, 
$78 
for 
a 
person who 
purchases 
the 
license in the year in which that person turns 67 years 
of age, $96 ~ 
for a person who purchases the license 
in the year in which that person turns 68 years of age 
and $49 llQ. for a person who purchases the license in 
the year in which that person turns 69 years of age; and 
Sec. 12. 12 MRSA §7171, sub-§4, ,C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
667, Pt. C, §6, is further amended by amending subparagraph (11) 
to read: 
(11) 
A person holding a 
smelt wholesaler's license 
must, at the time that person is engaged during the 
winter months in the taking of smelts, by any method 
other than hook and line, have a number 14 fish grader 
in 
operable 
condition 
in 
that 
person's 
immediate 
proximity during the taking of smelts and must use that 
grader 
during 
the 
smelt 
harvesting 
activity. 
The 
license holder must liberate immediately all undersized 
smelts alive into the waters 
from which they were 
taken. 
For the purpose of this subparagraph, a number 
grader is a grader having a minimum grate size of 
14/64 inches. 
This subparagraph does not apply to a 
smelt wholesale license holder who fishes with hook and 
line only.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 16. 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 21 the 
following: 
'Sec. 22. 12 MRSA §7801, sub-§3S, ,A, as amended by PL 1999, 
c. 697, §3, is further amended to read: 
A. 
Mud 
Pond, 
Oversett 
Pond, 
South 
Pond, 
Round 
Pond, 
Twitchell Pond, Hicks Pond, Indian Pond or Furlong Pond in 
the Town of Greenwood in Oxford County;' 
Further amend the 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
consecutively. 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 1087, L.D. 1482 
SUMMARY 
This amendment prohibits the use of personal watercraft on 
Indian Pond and defines "aquarium" for the purposes of importing 
and possessing nonnative 
and 
exotic species. 
The 
amendment 
exempts a person who holds a- smelt wholesale license and fishes 
with a 
hook and line from certain restrictions regarding the 
taking and selling of live smelt. 
The amendment strikes the 
language from the bill that would allow a deer tag to be issued 
separately from a big game license. 
The amendment also clarifies 
that the State has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of 
all-terrain vehicles. 
Finally, 
the 
amendment 
establishes 
a 
lifetime trapping license and adjusts the cost of combination 
lifetime licenses to better reflect other fee structures. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05115/03 ;tv'ae 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1482 
An Act To Revise Certain Provisions of Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws 
LR1852(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class E crimes. 
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