An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1982
Committee Amendment CA_A_S555 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-I, 12 MRSA §10156, 12 MRSA §10254, 12 MRSA §10259, 12 MRSA §10853, 12 MRSA §12460-A, 12 MRSA §12763, 12 MRSA §12804, 12 MRSA §12910, 12 MRSA §13104, 12 MRSA §13106-A

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to S.P. 776, L.D. 1982, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend Certain Provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§70, as amended by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, § 10 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 53 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "States" the following: 'or an alien who has been domiciled 
in the State for one year' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec.2. 12 MRSA §10156, sub-§3, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
B. At the request of the commissioner, to conduct an examination of applicants for 
the whitewater guide's license as provided in section 12909, except that oral 
examinations are conducted by 2 members; aRtJ. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §10156, sub-§3, ~C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
C. 
To advise the commissioner on granting and revoking whitewater guide's 
licenses-:-; and 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §10156, sub-§3, ~ 
is enacted to read: 
D. To advise the commissioner on establishing and reviewing safety requirements 
for whitewater trips, developing a safety information program and reviewing the 
safety record of whitewater guides and outfitters. 
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Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §10254, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed. 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §10259, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. Budget. The expenditures from the fund are subject to legislative approval in the 
same manner as the General Fund budgets of the department and the Department of 
Conservation~ Bureau of Parks and Lands are approved. 
The departmeHt aHd the 
Department of ConservatioH, BHreaH of Parks and Lands shall report aHHHally, before 
Febmary 1 st, to the joiat staadiHg committee of the LegislatHre haviHg jHrisdictioH over 
iHlaHd fisheries aHd vt'ildlife matters OH its plaHRed e~(penditures for the He~d fiscal year, 
its actual and plaRned e*peHditures for the CMffeRt fiscal year aHd its fiHal e*peHdirnres 
for the last fiscal year.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §10853, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2005, c. 477, §2, is further 
amended to read: 
4. 
Resident disabled veteran. 
A resident disabled veteran may apply to the 
commissioner for oHe or more of the followiHg complimeHtary permits aHd liceHses: a 
liceHse to hunt '.vith a firearm, a liceHse to trap, a license to fish, archer), hHHtiHg liceHses 
as provided in sectioH 111(:)9, sMbsectioH 7, a pheasant hMHtiHg permit as provided iH 
sectioH 11156, a muzzle loadiag hHatiHg permit as provided in sectioH 11109, sHbsectioH 
4, a migratm")' waterfowl permit HHder sectioH 11157, a bear hHHtiag permit under sectioH 
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obtain upon application, at no cost, all hunting, trapping and fishing licenses, 
including permits, stamps and other permission needed to hunt, trap and fish, and, upon 
meeting the qualifications as established in section 12853, subsection 4, a guide license. 
The commissioner shall issue the permit or permits or license or IiceHses all fishing, 
trapping and hunting licenses and permits requested under this subsection if the 
commissioner determines the applicant is a resident disabled veteran and is not otherwise 
ineligible to hold that permit or license. For the purposes of this subsection, "resident 
disabled veteran" means a person who: 
A. Is a resident as defined in section 10001, subsection 53; 
B. Is a veteran as defined in Title 37-B, section 505, subsection 2, paragraph A, 
subparagraph (3); and 
C. Has a service-connected disability evaluated at: 
(1) One hundred percent; or 
(2) Seventy percent or more as a result of honorable military service and who 
has served in a combat zone during any armed conflict in which participants were 
exposed to war risk hazards as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 1711 
(b). 
Each application must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets 
the requirements of this subsection. An applicant for a license or permit under this 
section is subject to the provisions of this Part, including, but not limited to, a lottery or 
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drawing system for issuing a particular license or permit. A permit or license issued 
under this subsection remains valid for the life of the permit or license holder, as long as 
the permit or license holder continues to satisfy the residency requirement in section 
10001, subsection 53 and the permit or license is not revoked or suspended. 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §10853, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 463, §2, is 
amended to read: 
14. 
Game warden killed in line of duty. A complimentary license to hunt,.Jmp 
and fish, including permits, stamps and other permissions needed to hunt, may be issued, 
upon application, to the spouse or child of a game warden who has been killed in the line 
of duty. These licenses must be issued in accordance with criteria established by the 
Maine Chiefs of Police Association and the Maine Law Enforcement Officer Memorial 
board, upon confirmation by the Game Warden Colonel that the applicant is qualified for 
such a license. 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §12460-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 547, §I, is 
amended to read: 
3. Repeal. This section is repealed July 1,;WW 2012. 
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §12763, sub-§3, ~C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed. 
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §12804, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 573, §7 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed. 
Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §12910, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed. 
Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §12910, sub-§4, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §333 and affected by §422, is repealed. 
Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §12910, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §334 
and affected by §422, is repealed. 
Sec. 12. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§12-A, ~A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. 
B, §389 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
A. A person shall: 
(1) 
Provide a registration certificate or an online registration receipt for 
inspection by any law enforcement officer on demand; and 
(2) Display a registration number assigned to a snowmobile in such form and 
manner as the commissioner may determine, except that an antique snowmobile 
is not required to display registration numbers. 
A person may operate a 
snowmobile registered online without displaying a registration number until that 
person receives the registration certificate from the department or for 30 days 
after registering the snowmobile online, whichever occurs first. 
Sec. 13. 12 MRSA §13106-A, sub-§26, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 73, § I, is 
amended to read: 
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26. Operating snowmobile left of center of snowmobile trail. A person may not 
operate a snowmobile to the left of the center on a snowmobile trail that is funded in 
whole or part by the Snowmobile Trail Fund when approaching or navigating a curve, 
comer, grade or hill. For purposes of this subsection, "snowmobile trail" means a trail 
that is at least wide enough to allow 2 snowmobiles to pass safely in opposite directions 
and where the snow over the entire width of the trail has been mechanically packed and 
groomed for the purpose of snowmobile traffic. 
A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine 
of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged. 
B. A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having 
committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period 
commits a Class E crime.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. 38 MRS A §969, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 330, §l, is amended 
to read: 
4. Reporting requirements. The commission shall submit a report by February 1, 
1998 and each subsequent year to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over natural resources matters, energy and utilities matters, fiSHeries aHd 
v,ildlife matters and appropriations and financial affairs, identifYing the amount collected 
and how the fund was disbursed by the commission.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. Restores the provision that the definition of "resident" under the fish and wildlife 
laws includes an alien who has been domiciled in the State for one year, which was 
inadvertently removed by the bill; 
2. 
Repeals the laws establishing the Whitewater Safety Committee and puts the 
duties of that committee under the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Whitewater 
Guides; 
3. Amends current law to clarify that the complimentary licenses issued to family 
members of a game warden killed in the line of duty include a trapping license and all 
licenses, permits, stamps and other permissions needed to hunt; 
4. Clarifies that complimentary hunting licenses issued to resident disabled veterans 
include all licenses, permits, stamps and other permissions needed to hunt, fish and trap; 
5. 
Provides that a person may operate a snowmobile registered online without 
displaying a registration number until that person receives the registration certificate from 
the department or for 30 days after registering the snowmobile online, whichever occurs 
first; 
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6. Provides a definition for "snowmobile trail" for purposes of the prohibition on 
operating a snowmobile left of the center on a snowmobile trail; 
7. Changes the repeal date of the law that allows smelting on Mud Brook from July 
1,2009 to July 1,2012; and 
8. Repeals provisions of the law that require certain reports regarding endangered 
species, whitewater rafting, gill nets, the Maine Wildlife Park Fund and the Saco River 
Corridor Fund to be submitted to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
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Approved: 03/27 /08 
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LD 1982 
LR 2852(02) 
An Act To Amend Certain Provisions ofthe Fish and Wildlife Laws 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A " 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
($552) 
$552 
Projections 
2009-10 
($552) 
$552 
Projections 
2010-11 
($552) 
$552 
An increase in the all-terrain vehicle transfer fee of $2 will result in additional revenue to the General Fund of $522 
per year. 
LR2852(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1 
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