An Act To Amend the Current Moose Permit System and Preference Point System in Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1509
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: PIOTTI
Amends: 12 MRSA §11154

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124th MAl EL GISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1509 
H.P.l 
House of Representatives, December 10,2009 
An Act To Amend the Current Moose Permit System and 
Preference Point System in Maine 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 8, 2009. Referred to the Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative PIOTTI of Unity. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.!. 12 MRS A §11154, sub-§6, ~A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, 
§ 1 0, is further amended to read: 
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 
(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.:. 
A person may purchase an additional unlimited number of chances for $3 per 
chance when purchasing a 6-chance application under this subparagraph; or 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§8-A is enacted to read: 
8-A. Maximum-point drawing. Before the public chance drawing is held under 
subsection 9, a maximum-point drawing must be held to award 500 permits. To be 
eligible for this drawing a person must have the maximum number of points possible 
accumulated pursuant to subsection 8 and each person has one chance in the drawing. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§8-B is enacted to read: 
8-B. 
Resident high-point drawing. 
After the maximum-point drawing is held 
under subsection 8-A and before the public chance drawing is held under subsection 9, a 
resident high-point drawing must be held to award 1/3 of the number of permits for the 
year minus 500 awarded under subsection 8-A. To be eligible for this drawing a person 
must be eligible for a resident license, must have at least 7 points accumulated pursuant to 
subsection 8 and may not have been awarded a permit under subsection 8-A. Each 
eligible person has the same number of chances in the drawing as the number of points 
accumulated by that person. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
9. Selection procedure. Permittees Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
permittees are selected by a public chance drawing. 
To be eligible for the public chance drawing, a person may not have been awarded a 
permit under subsection 8-A or 8-B. Each eligible person has the number of chances 
purchased under subsection 6 plus one chance for each point accumulated pursuant to 
subsection 8. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the law governing the public drawings for moose hunting permits. 
This bill allows for the purchase of an unlimited number of chances in the so-called 
moose lottery after the purchase of a 6-chance application. The bill also implements 2 
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special permit drawings before the public chance drawings. The first, with 500 permits 
awarded, is for those who have the maximum amount of bonus points accumulated 
because they have consistently applied for and never received a moose hunting permit. 
The 2nd, with 1/3 of the remaining available permits, is for residents who have 7 or more 
points accumulated.