An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2142
Committee Amendment CA_A_H687 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11109-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to H.P. 1522, L.D. 2142, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Law Governing Antlerless Deer Permits" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the ability of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to manage 
Maine's antlerless deer population through the issuance of hunting permits is crucial to 
the overall health of Maine's deer population; and 
Whereas, the super pack license contains provisions regarding the harvest of 
antlerless deer that need to be enacted before the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife can issue antlerless deer permits under that license; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, ' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and insel1ing the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRS A .§11109-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 477, §4, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
2. Antlerless deer permit. A super pack license includes: 
A. 
The opportunity to enter an antlerless deer permit lottery pursuant to section 
11152 as afforded by a license contained within the super pack license subject to the 
conditions and restrictions placed on that license; and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 1522, L.D. 2142 
B. An antlerIess deer permit as provided under section 11152, except that it is valid 
only for antlerIess deer in wildlife management districts in which at least 5,000 
antlerless deer permits are issued. 
No more than 2.5% of those antlerIess deer 
permits may be in the form of a super pack license. 
The commissioner shall 
implement a system for issuing antlerIess deer permits under this subsection. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11109-A, sub-§3,~, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 163, §I and 
affected by §3, is amended to read: 
B. One deer in accordance with subsection 2, paragraph B; and 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11109-A, sub-§3, ~C, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 163, §I and 
affected by §3, is amended to read: 
C. Three antlerIess deer during the special archery season in accordance with section 
11402, subsection 4. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRS A §11152, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. Landowner consideration. An antlerIess deer permit system adopted by the 
commissioner pursuant to this section may include a provision giving special 
consideration to landowners who keep their lands open to hunting by the public. As part 
of the special consideration to those landowners, the commissioner shall provide at least 
25% of the available antlerIess deer permits in a wildlife management district to eligible 
landowners that apply for an antlerless deer permit in that district. Any 2 or more areas 
of land owned by the same person that are open for hunting and that would be contiguous 
except for being divided by one or more roads are considered contiguous for the purposes 
of determining landowner eligibility for special consideration under this subsection. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that a super pack license affords the holder with the same 
opportunity to enter an antlerless deer permit lottery as that person would have with an 
individual license that is contained in the super pack license. It limits the 3 deer that may 
be taken with a super pack license during the special archery season to antlerless deer 
only. The amendment also provides that landowners who allow hunting on their lands 
must receive at least 25% of the antlerIess deer permits issued for a wildlife management 
district. 
The amendment also adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill. 
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