An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Alien Big Game Hunters Be Accompanied by Guides Licensed by the State
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0253
Committee Amendment CA_B_H397 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11226, 12 MRSA §11226-A, 12 MRSA §11302

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B " to H.P. 199, L.D. 253, Bill, "An Act To 
Repeal the Requirement That Alien Big Game Hunters Be Accompanied by Guides 
Licensed by the State" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Alien Big Game and Turl{ey Hunters and 
Nonresident Hunters' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11226, as reallocated by PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. A, § 16, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11226-A is enacted to read: 
§11226-A. Canadian big game hunter; guide required 
1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, 
the following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Big game" means bear, deer and moose. 
2. Prohibition. An alien resident of the Canadian province of New Brunswick or 
Quebec may not hunt big game or wild turkey without being accompanied by a person 
who holds a valid guide license pursuant to chapter 927 authorizing that person to act as a 
hunting guide. 
3. Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. 
A. A person who violates subsection 2 commits a civil violation for which a fine of 
not less than $100 or more than $500 may be adjudged. 
B. A person who violates subsection 2 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. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. 8" to H.P. 199, L.D. 253 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11302, sub-§2, ~A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
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The total number of clients with a resident Maine guide may not be more than J 
~ in order to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It repeals the current prohibition on aliens hunting 
big game in the State without a guide and provides that an alien residing in New 
Brunswick or Quebec may not hunt big game or wild turkey in Maine without being 
accompanied by a licensed guide. 
Current law provides that a nonresident may not hunt bear with the use of dogs unless 
that person employs and hunts with a resident Maine guide and it limits the number of 
nonresident clients a guide can hunt with under that provision to 3 hunters. 
This 
amendment increases that number to 5. 
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LR32(04) 
An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Alien Big Game Hunters Be Accompanied by Guides 
Licensed by the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,8" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Reduces civil cases and Class E crimes 
A reduction in fmes will decrease General FlUld revenue by minor amolUlts . 
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