An Act To Require a Moose Permit Lottery for Residents Who Have Never Had a Moose Permit
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0824
Committee Amendment CA_A_H235 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10801, 12 MRSA §10803, 12 MRSA §11152, 12 MRSA §11154

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 560, L.D. 824, Bill, "An Act To 
Require a Moose Permit Lottery for Residents Who Have Never Had a Moose Permit" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Allow Authorized Agents to Process Moose Hunting Lottery 
Applications and Antlerless Deer Permit Applications' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting 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, in order for agents authorized by the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife to process moose hunting lottery applications for this year, this Act must 
take effect immediately; 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, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10801, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
1. Appointment. The commissioner may appoint clerks of towns, the State Tax 
Assessor or such other agents as the commissioner considers necessary to issue licenses 
and permits. For purposes of this section, "licenses and permits" includes, but is not 
limited to, moose lottery applications under section 11154 and antlerless deer permit 
applications under section 11152. The commissioner shall determine the period during 
which the agents perform their duties. 
In the case of services performed for the 
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commissioner by the State Tax Assessor, the provisions of this chapter regarding agents' 
fees do not apply. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10803, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B. §91 and affected 
by §422, is amended to read: 
§10803. Agent fee cap 
A clerk or agent appointed by the commissioner under section 10801 to issue licenses 
or permits or process applications for the moose lottery or antlerless deer permits may 
charge agent fees as provided in this Part up to a maximum of $6 during a single 
transaction. For purposes of this section, "transaction" means a single event in which one 
or more licenses or permits are issued to a person in that person's name. 
Sec. 3. 
MRSA §11152, sub-§3, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §121 and affected by §422, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Rulemaldng. 
The commissioner may adopt rules necessary for the 
administration, implementation, enforcement and interpretation of this section, except 
that the commissioner is not authorized to establish an antlerless deer permit system 
unless otherwise specified in this section. The commissioner may appoint clerks or 
agents under section 10801 to process applications for permits issued under this section. 
A clerk or agent appointed by the commissioner to process applications shall charge a fee 
of $2 for each application processed by that clerk or agent under this section. Rules 
adopted by the commissioner that provide for permits to be issued to nonresident or alien 
hunters must provide that: 
A. 
The percentage of antlerless deer permits issued to nonresident and alien hunters 
may not exceed the average percentage of applicants for antlerless deer permits over 
the previous 3 years who were nonresidents or aliens; and 
B. 
No more than 15% of the antlerless deer permits issued in anyone district or in 
anyone zone may be issued to nonresident and alien hunters. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. Ill, § 1 0, is 
further amended to read: 
6. Application procedure. An eligible person wishing to apply for a permit must 
file a written application for a permit on a form furnished by the commissioner. 
The 
application fee is nonrefundable. A person may file no more than one application. A 
person who submits more than one application is disqualified from the selection of 
permittees. The application must be accompanied by an application fee of: 
A. 
For a resident: 
(1) Seven dollars for a one-chance application; 
(2) Twelve dollars for a 3-chance application. A resident must possess a valid 
big game hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 3-chance application; and 
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(3) Twenty-two dollars for a 6-chance application. A resident must possess a 
valid big game hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 6-chance application; 
or 
B. 
For a nonresident: 
(1) Fifteen dollars for a one-chance application; 
(2) Twenty-five dollars for a 3-chance application; 
(3) Thirty-five dollars for a 6-chance application; and 
(4) Fifty-five dollars for a lO-chance application; multiple 10-chance options 
may be purchased. 
A clerk or agent appointed by the commissioner under section 10801 may process an 
application under this subsection. The clerk or agent shall charge a fee of $2 for each 
application under this subsection processed by that clerk or agent. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment allows municipal clerks or other 
agents appointed by the Commissioner ofInland Fisheries and Wildlife to process moose 
lottery applications and antlerless deer permit applications and to charge a $2 agent fee 
for applications processed by the clerk or agent. The amendment also adds an emergency 
preamble and an emergency clause. 
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