An Act to Limit Agent Fees to the Number of Transactions
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0158
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BRYANT, DUNLAP, CARPENTER, GERZOFSKY
Amends: 12 MRSA §7072, 12 MRSA §7101, 12 MRSA §7102-A, 12 MRSA §7106-B, 12 MRSA §7107-A, 12 MRSA §7133, 12 MRSA §7151

Legislative Document 
No.1SS 
S.P.81 
In Senate, January 21, 2003 
An Act to Limit Agent Fees to the Number of Transactions 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator BRYANT of Oxford. 
Cosponsored by Representative DUNLAP of Old Town and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senator: CARPENTER of York, Representative: GERZOFSKY of Brunswick. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7072, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. Transaction fees. 
Except as otherwise provided in this 
Part, a clerk or other agent appointed by the commissioner under 
this section to issue licenses or permits shall charge a fee of 
$2 per transaction when issuing one or more of the following: 
A. Any type of hunting license as described in section 7101j 
B. 
Any 
type of archery hunting license as described in 
section 7102-Aj 
c. 
A pheasant hunting permit as described in section 7106-Bj 
D. 
Any 
type 
of muzzle-loading license 
as 
described in 
section 7107-Aj 
E. 
Any type of trapping license as described in section 
7133j or 
F. Any type of fishing license as described in section 7151. 
When an employee of the department issues a license or permit 
listed above, 
the 
commissioner 
may 
charge 
a 
fee 
of 
$1 
per 
transaction. 
For purposes of this subsection, "transaction" means a single 
event in which one or more licenses or permits are issued to a 
given person. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 168, 
§1, is repealed. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7102-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 24, 
§3 and affected by §7, is repealed. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7106-B, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
462, Pt. A, §35 and affected by §92, is amended to read: 
2. 
Fee. 
The fee for a pheasant hunting permit is $1~r-$1 
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Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7107-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 
320, §2, is amended to read: 
2. 
Issuance. 
The 
commissioner, 
through 
R~S 
the 
commissioner's agent, 
shall issue a muzzle-loading license to 
eligible persons. 
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Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7133, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 294, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Issuance. The commissioner, or the commissioner's agent, 
may issue 
a 
license to engage in trapping. 
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Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §7151, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 168, 
§2, is repealed. 
Sec. 8. Effective date. 
This Act takes effect December 1, 2003. 
SUMMARY 
This bill limits the transaction fee that can be charged for 
the 
issuance 
of 
certain 
licenses 
or 
permits 
to 
$2 
per 
transaction, 
regardless of the 
number of licenses or permits 
being issued during that transaction.