An Act to Allow Hunters to Exchange Assigned Hunting Areas or Zones with Other Hunters
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0123
Committee Amendment CA_A_S143 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §7073

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 46, L.D. 123, Bill, "An Act 
to Allow Hunters to Exchange Assigned Hunting Areas or Zones with 
Other Hunters" 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7073, sub-§I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, 
Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Fonm. 
The 
commissioner 
shall 
furnish 
application 
blanks, licenses and permits in such form as the commissioner may 
designate. 
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Sec. 2. 12 MRS A §7073, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. 
Transaction 
fees. 
The 
commissioner 
may 
charge 
a 
transaction fee of up to $10 to cover administrative costs for 
the issuance of a license or permit that does not have a fee 
provided by law. 
When a transfer of a license or permit or 
exchange of a hunting zone or area is authorized under this Part, 
the 
commissioner 
may 
assess 
a 
$5 
transaction fee 
for 
that 
transfer or exchange. 
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subsection. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Page I-LR0379(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to S.P. 46, L.D. 123 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in the first line (page 
1, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"§7112" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'§7113, 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§7ll2." in the first line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by striking 
out the 
following: 
"§7ll2." and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'§7ll3.' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§7ll2." in the first paragraph in the 6th to 8th lines (page 1, 
lines 12 to 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"and may 
charge a fee equal to the administrative cost associated with 
administering this section" 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 
the 
following: 
, Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
IHLAHD FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Licensinq Services -
IFW 
0531 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to cover the administrative costs 
of certain fee collections and the exchange process for assigned 
hunting areas or zones. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
2003-04 
$5,000 
$5,000 
2004-05 
$5,000 
$5,000' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
authorizes 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife to assess a $5 transaction fee for the 
transfer of licenses, permits or zone or area designations. 
For 
purposes of clarity, the amendment moves a provision of law to a 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT J11" to S.P. 46, L.D. 123 
new 
subsection created in the 
amendment. 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
It also 
adds 
an 
COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04111103 ;t;?ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD123 
An Act to Allow Hunters to Exchange Assigned Hunting Areas or Zones 
with Other Hunters 
LR 0379(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'I1Q-/c(3
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
2003-04 
2004-05 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$5,000 
$5,000 
$5,000 
$5,O( 
$5,000 
$5,000 
$5,000 
$5,000 
Allowing a hunter assigned to a hunting zone or area to exchange that zone or area with another hunter will increase 
annual General Fund revenue in fees collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by $5,000 
beginning in fiscal year 2003-04. As amended, the bill includes an additional annual General Fund appropriation of 
$5,000 beginning in fiscal year 2003-04 for the Licensing and Registration program to cover the administrative costs 
of fee collections and the exchange process. 
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