An Act To Reduce the Cost of Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Certain Veterans and Members of the Military Service
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0865
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: MILLETT, McLEOD, MARTIN, CARTER, FLOOD
Amends: 12 MRSA §10202, 12 MRSA §10260

Legislative Document 
No. 865 
H.P.654 
House of Representatives, February 23,2007 
An Act To Reduce the Cost of Hunting and Fishing Licenses for 
Certain Veterans and Members of the Military Service 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLETT of Waterford. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representative McLEOD of Lee, Senator MARTIN of Aroostook and 
Representatives: CARTER of Bethel, FLOOD of Winthrop. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10202, sub-§16 is enacted to read: 
16. 
Military discounted license reimbursement. 
An appropnatlOn from the 
General Fund to the Search and Rescue Fund established pursuant to section 10260 must 
be made annually in an amount equal to the revenue lost annually as a result of the 
hunting and fishing license discounts provided under section 10853, subsection 14. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10260 is enacted to read: 
§10260. Search and Rescue Fund 
The Search and Rescue Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established 
in the department's Bureau of Warden Service. All funds credited to the fund pursuant to 
section 10202, subsection 16 are available for use by the Game Warden Colonel of the 
Bureau of Warden Service for search and rescue operations as provided under section 
10105, subsection 4. Money in the fund at the end of each fiscal year does not lapse and 
must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRS A §10853, sub-§14 is enacted to read: 
14. Veterans and enlisted service members; discount on licenses. The following 
provisions provide discounted license fees for certain service members. 
A. A veteran or an enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces, the Reserves 
of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard who has served or is 
currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan or other location associated with the global 
war on terrorism as determined by the commissioner may apply to the commissioner 
for a license or licenses to hunt or fish under section 11109 or 12501 for a fee or fees 
that are 25% less than the fees established under those sections. 
B. A veteran or an enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces, the Reserves 
of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard who has a service-
connected disability as a result of honorable military service in a combat zone in Iraq, 
Afghanistan or other location associated with the global war on terrorism as 
determined by the commissioner may apply to the commissioner for a license or 
licenses to hunt or fish under section 11109 or 12501 for a fee or fees that are 50% 
less than the fees established under those sections. 
Each application must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets 
the requirements of this subsection. The commissioner shall issue the license or licenses 
requested under this subsection if the commissioner determines the applicant meets the 
requirements of this subsection and the applicant is not otherwise ineligible to hold the 
license or licenses. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides veterans or enlisted members of the United States Armed Forces, 
the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard who have served 
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or are currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan or other location associated with the global 
war on terrorism discounts on hunting and fishing licenses. It also establishes a Search 
and Rescue Fund and provides for a General Fund allocation into that fund in an amount 
that offsets the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's loss of revenue due to the 
discounted hunting and fishing licenses.