An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of Fish and Wildlife Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0811
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: BRYANT, CLARK, JACKSON, BRIGGS, CRAFTS, DAVIS, SAVIELLO, WHEELER
Amends: 12 MRSA §10051, 12 MRSA §10053, 12 MRSA §10206, 12 MRSA §10502, 12 MRSA §10652, 12 MRSA §11209, 12 MRSA §12913, 12 MRSA §13060, 12 MRSA §13106-A, 12 MRSA §13106-D, 12 MRSA §13155, 17 MRSA §2267-A, 36 MRSA §191

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Legislative Document 
No. 811 
S.P.319 
In Senate, March 3,2009 
An Act To Amend Certain Provisions of Fish and Wildlife Laws 
Submitted by the Department ofInland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
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Presented by Senator BRYANT of Oxford. 
Cosponsored by Representative CLARK of Millinocket and 
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JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senator: JACKSON of Aroostook, Representatives: BRIGGS of Mexico, CRAFTS of Lisbon, 
DAVIS of Sangerville, SAVIELLO of Wilton, WHEELER of Kittery. 
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Be it enacted by the People ofthe State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10051, 2nd Ejf, 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 department consists of the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, a 
deputy commissioner, the Bureau of Administrative Services Division of Licensing, 
Registration and Engineering, the Bureau of Resource Management and the Bureau of 
Warden Service. The department also includes the Advisory Board for the Licensing of 
Guides, the Junior Maine Guides and Trip Leaders' Curriculum Board and whatever state 
agencies that are designated. The department is under the control and supervision of the 
commissioner. 
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Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §l0052, amended by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, § 13 and affected 
by §422, is further amended to read: .. 
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§10052. Division of Licensing, Registration and Engineering 
The Bureau of Administrative Services Div:ision of Licensing, Registration and 
Engineering is established within the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The 
bureau division is equal in organizational level and status with other major organizational 
units within the department or its successors. The bureau division is administered by a 
director who is immediately responsible to the deputy commissioner. The director 
possesses full authority and responsibility for administering all the powers and duties of 
the bureau division, subject to the direction of the commissioner and except as otherwise 
provided by statute. The responsibilities. of the bureau division include, but are not 
limited to: 
~IUllfleial aeeOlmtilflg. The financial accounting of all department revenues and 
expenditures, including long range financial planning and the preparation of annual and 
biennial bud2:ets: 
~vities. 
The administration of all oersonnel activities: 
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Licensing and registration. The administration and issuance of department 
licenses, stamps and permits and the registration of snowmobiles, watercraft and all-
terrain vehicles; and 
4. Engineering. The design, maintenance and repair of department-owned facilities, 
including the preparation of a capital improvement plan to be printed in the budget 
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5. Land aequisition. The acquisition and development of land for the protection. 
oreservation and enhancement of inland fisheries and wildlife resources: and 
.. Equipm-oot ilflvcntory. The maintenance of a current inventory of all department 
owned or dooartment mana2:ed orooertv. 
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Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §10053, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:· 
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8. Animal damage control. The coordination of aniinal damage control functions 
throughout the. State; including supplemental assistance for the control of coyotes and 
other ilUisance wildlife that exceeds normal funding and staffing levels within the 
. department; and 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §10053, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c.614, §9, is amended to read: 
9. Rules. The development of rules governing the effective management of the 
inland fisheries and wildlife resources of the State,,; and 
Sec. 5~ 12 MRSA §10053, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
10. Land acquisition. The acquisition and development of land for the protection, 
preservation and enhancement of inland fisheries and wildlife resources. 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §10206, sub-§3, tjfC, as amended by PL 2007,. c. 44, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
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All revenues collected under the provisions of this Part· relating to watercraft, . 
including chapter 935, including fines, fees and other available money deposited with 
the Treasurer of State, must be distributed as undedicated revenue to the General 
Fund and the Department of Marine Resources according to an allocation rate that 
directly relates to the administrative costs of the Division of Licensing and, 
Registration and Engineering. Three dollars of each motorized watercraft registration 
is dedicated to the Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife and is not subject to 
the split with another agency as required under this paragraph. The Legislature shall 
appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the 
administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this 
subsection. Those costsmust be verified by the Department ofMarill€~ Resources and 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. The allocation rate must 
also allow for any necessary year-end reconciliation and accounting distribution .. The 
allocation rate must be jointly agreed to by the department and the Depa,rtment of 
Marine Resources and approved by the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of the Budget. 
The fees outlined in section 13056, subsection 8, paragraphs A and B for watercraft 
operating on inland waters of the State each include a $10 fee for invasive species 
prevention and control. This fee is disposed of as follows: 
(l) Sixty percent of the fee must be credited to the Invasive Aqua,tic Plant and 
Nuisance Species Fund established within the Department of Environme~tal. 
Protection under Title 38, section 1863; and 
(2) Forty percent of the fee must be credited to the Lake and River Protection 
Fund established within the department under section 10257. 
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §10502, 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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. Unless reasonable doubt exists. as to ownership, property having a value less 
than $-I{) $100; 
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §10502, sub-§2, ~, as amended by PL 2003, c. 592, § 1 and 
affected by §5; c. 614, §9; and c. 655;Pt. C, §§5 and 6, is further amended to read: 
B. 
A fIrearm or archery equipment, including crossbows, seized in connection with 
a violation of: 
(1) Section 11206; 
(2) Section 10902, subsection 6; or 
(3) Section 10752, subsection 6, paragraph B and section 10902, subsection 4, 
paragraphs A and B; 
Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §10652, sub-§1, CUB, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
repealed and replaced by c. 655, PCB, §68 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
B. 
A person may not while hunting any wild animal or wild bird: 
(1) Damage or destroy a tree on another person's land by inserting into that tree 
any metallic or ceramic object to be used as, or as part of, a ladder or observation 
stand unless the person has the permission of the landowner; 
(2) 
Except as provided in this paragraph, erect or use eithef a portable or 
permanent blind, structure, tree ladder or stand attached to a tree on the land of 
another person unless: 
(a) That person has obtained oralor written authorization to erect and use a 
portable or permanent blind, structure, tree ladder' or stand from the 
'Iandowner or the landowner's representative; and 
(b) The portable or permanent blind, structure, tree ladder or stand is plainly 
labeled with a 2-inch by 4-inch tag identifying the name and address of the 
person or persons' author;zed by the lando'i .. 'ner to use the' portable or 
permanent blind, structure, tree stand or ladder. 
This subparagraph does not apply to a portable blind, structure, tree ladder or 
stand that is located on land within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use 
Regulation Commission and attended by· the person who owns the blind, 
structure, ladder or stand; 
(2-A) Erect or use a portable or permanent blind, structure, tree ladder or stand on 
the ice of inland waters unless the portable or permanent blind, structure, tree 
ladder or stand is plainly labeled with a 2-inch by 4-inch tag identifying the name 
and address of the person or persons authorized to use the portable or permanent 
blind, structure, tree stand or ladder. 
This subparagraph does not apply to a portable blind, structure, tree ladder or 
stand that is located on ice of inland waters within the jurisdiction of the Maine 
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Land Use Regulation Commission and attended by the person who owns the 
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(3) Tear down or destroy any fence or wall on another person's land; 
(4) Leave open aflY gate or bars on another person's land; or 
(5) Trample or destroy any crop on another person's land. 
Sec. 10. .12 MRSA §lH08-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 203, §6, is 
amended to read: 
3. Eligibility. A person who is 16 years of age or older and not a holder of who has 
never held a valid hunting license or junior hunting license may hold an apprenticeship 
hunter license. A person may not be issued an apprenticeship hunter license after having 
held an apprenticeship hunter license under section 11109. A person selected to receive a 
moose permit may not use ,an apprenticeship hunter license to meet the licensing 
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requirements for that permit. 
Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §11209? sub-§l, as amended by PL 2005, c. 477, §8, IS 
further amended to read: 
1. Prohibition. A person may not: 
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A. 
Unless a relevant municipal ordinance provides otherwise and except as 
provided in sections 12401 and 12402, discharge a firearm, including muzzle-loading 
firearms, or crossbow or to 'hunt a wild animal or wild bird within 100 yards of a 
building or residential dwelling ora farm building used for sheltering livestock, 
machines or harvested crops without the permission of the owner or, in the owner's 
absence, of an adult occupant of that building or dwelling authorized to act on behalf 
of the owner; or 
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Possess a wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of this subsection, except as 
otherwise provided in this Part. 
This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a person from killing or taking a wild 
animal in accordance with sections 12401 and 12402. 
For purposes of this subsection, "building" means any residential, commercial, retail, 
educational, religious or farm structure that may be occupied by people or animals 'or is 
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being used to shelter machines or harvested crops. 
Sec . .12. 12 MRS A §.129.12, sub-§l, GjfA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§336 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
A. 
Each outfitter shall: 
(1) Pay a user fee of $+ $2 per passenger, excluding guides, carried by the 
outfitter on any whitewater trip; and 
(2) Pay this fee by the 30th day of the month following the month in which the 
passengers were carried. 
Sec. 13. 12 MRSA §12913, sllI.b-§2, CjTA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§337 and affected by §422, is amended t6 read: 
A. 
Except as provided in this paragraph, a person may not operate a commercial 
whitewater trip on the Kennebec River between Harris Station and West Forks or on 
the West Branch Penobscot River between McKay Station and Pockwockamus FaIls 
. without an allocation or in excess of an allocation on any day for which allocations 
are established under this subsection or by the department by rule. 
(1) Allocations are. not established and are not required for other rIvers or for 
other stretches of the Kennebec River or the West Branch Penobscot River. 
(2) Allocations are required for Saturdays on the Kennebec River between Harris 
Station and West Forks for the period of July 1 st to August 31 st. Allocations are· 
required for Saturdays on the West Branch· Penobscot River between McKay 
Station and Pockwockamus Falls for the period of June 8th July 1st to August 
31st. The commissioner .may adopt rules establishing allocations for Sundays for 
the period of July 1st to August 31st. If the department determines that the 
recreational use limit will be reached on other days, the department shall provide 
by rule for allocations. 
Rules adopted under this subparagraph are routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5,chapter 375, subchapter 2~A. 
(3) Under high-water or low-water conditions on the West Branch Periobscot 
Rivet, an emergency swap of an allocation may be made to the Kennebec River, 
as long as sufficient water is available there. Under no circumstances is a transfer 
of an allocation allowed from the Kennebec River to the West Branch Penobscot 
River. 
(4) An outfitter may occasionally exceed the allocation by 2 passengers on a trip 
of up to 40 passengers, or 4 passengers on a trip of more than 40 passengers, to 
accommodate problems in booking, as long as the average of the number of 
passengers carried on an outfitter's 10 best allocated days for each river and for 
each allocated day of the week does not exceed the outfitter's allocation for that 
river and day.. Abuse by an outfitter of the privilege. to carry additional 
passengers results in the loss of the privilege for a period to be determined by the 
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(5) On the several days in the months of April and May when special water 
releases are scheduled to be made· from the Flagstaff Dam to permit whitewater 
rafting on the Dead River, commercial whitewater rafting trips may be 
transferred from the Dead River to the Kennebec River whenever high-water or 
low-water conditions render use of the Dead River unsafe or inappropriate for 
commercial whitewater rafting trips. 
(6) The following penalties apply to violations of this paragraph. 
(a) A person who violates this paragraph commits a civil violation for which 
a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
(b) A person who violates this paragraph 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. 
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Sec. 14. 12 MRS A §13001, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 20.0.3, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
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Division. "Division" means the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 
Division of Licensing aHtl~ Registration and Engineering. 
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Sec. 15. 12 MRSA §13060, as amended by PL 20.0.3, c. 655, Pt. B, §§367 and 368 
and affected by §422, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
§13060. Temporary registration certificate 
The commissioner may issue temporary registration certificates to a registered dealer 
who may, upon the sale or exchange of a boat, issue a temporary registration certificate to 
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a new owner in order to allow the new owner to operate the boat for a period of 20. 
consecutive days after the date of sale in lieu of a permanent number as required by this 
chapter. The fee for each temporary registration certificate is $1. 
Sec. 16. 12 MRSA §13106-A, sub-§14, ~A, as enacted by PL 20.0.3, c. 655, Pt. . 
B, §394 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
A. 
Except as provi ded in section 13 112, a person may not: 
(1) Operate a snowmobile that exceeds the noise limits for that snowmobile 
established in paragraph B; or 
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(2) 
Modify Operate a snowmobile with an exhaust system that has. been 
modified in a manner that amplifies or otherwise increases total noise emission 
above that of the snowmobile as originally constructed, regardless of the date of 
manufacture. 
Sec. 17. 12 MRSA §13106-D is enacted to read: 
§13106-D. Accidents involving property damage 
1. Notification to property oWner. The operator of a snowmobile involved in .an 
accident that results in property damage shall take reasonable steps to notifY the owner of 
that property of the accident. 
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Provide information to property. owner. 
The operator of a snowmobile . 
involved in an accident under subsection I shall provide to the property owner: 
A. The operator's name and address; 
B. The registration number of the operator's snowmobile; and 
C. An opportunity to examine the registration certificate if the owner so requests and 
the certificate is available. 
3. Penalties. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. 
Sec. 18. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§8-A, as enacted by PL 20.0.3, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§41Q and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
8-A. Registration inspection. An owner .or operator of an A TV shall present a 
registration certificate or an online registration receipt. for inspection by· any law 
enforcement officer on demand. 
A. 
A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine 
of not lessthari $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
B. 
A person who violates this subsection 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. 
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Sec. 19. 12 MRSA §li3155, sub-§9, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §411 and affected by§422, is further amended to read: 
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9. Display of registration numbers. Each new ATV sold in the State must have 3 
1/2 inch by 6 inch spaces provided on the front and rear of the machine, as high above the 
tires as possible, for the vertical display of the registration numbers. A person may not 
operate an ATV that is required to be registered under this section unless registration 
numbers are displayed in these spaces or as otherWise required by the department. A 
person may operate an ATV registered online without displaying a registration number 
until that person receives the registration certificate from the department or for 30 days 
after registering the A TV online, whichever occurs first. 
A. 
A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine 
of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
B. 
A person who violates this subsection 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. 
Sec. 20. 12 MRSA §li3157-A, sub-§25, GjfA, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. 
E, §26, is ainenped to read: 
A. Except as provided in section 13159, a person may not: 
(1) Operate anATV that is not equipped at all times with an effective and. 
suitable muffling device on its engine to~effectively deaden or muffle the noise of 
the exhaust; 
(2) Modif)r the Operate an ATV with an exhaust system of an ATV that has been 
modified in any manner that will increase the noise emitted above the followirig 
emissio'n standard: 
(a) Each ATV must meet noise emission standards of the United States 
EnvironmentalProtection Agency and in no case exceed 96 decibels of sound 
pressure when measured from a distance of 20 inches using test procedures 
established by the commissioner; or 
(3) Operate an ATV without a working spark arrester. 
Sec. 21. 12 MRSA §li3160, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected bye. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
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4. Temporary registration certificate The commissioner mayis5ue temporary 
registration plates and certificates to a registered dealer who may, upon the sale or .. 
exchange of an ATV-, issue a temporary registration plateand certificate to a new owner, 
in. order to allow the new owner to operate the A TV for a period of 20 consecutive days, 
after the date of sale in lieu of a permanent number as required by this chapter. The fee 
for each temporary registration is $1. 
. Sec. 22. 17 MRSA §2267-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 536, §3, is further 
amended to read: 
§2267-A. Submerged motor vehicles, snowmobile and watercraft in waters of the 
State 
The following provisions apply when a motor vehicle is submerged or partially 
submerged in waters of the State or when a snowmobile or motorboat watercraft is 
submerged in the iniand waters oftne State. 
t: Definition. When used in this section the term "motor vehicle" means any self-
propelled vehicle designed to carry persons or property or used to transport persons, 
excepfsnowmobiles and motorboats watercraft. The term "watercraft," when used in this 
section, means any type of craft placed on the inland waters of the State, whether used as 
a means of transportation or for other purposes. 
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Notice of submerged vehicle, snowmobile or watercraft to be given to 
department. The owner of any motor vehicle that becomes submerged or partially 
submerged in the waters of the State shall immediately, by the fastest means of 
communication, notify the Commissioner of fuland Fisheries and-Wildlife of the event 
and the location of the vehicle. The owner of a snowmobile or motorboat watercraft that 
becomes submerged in the inland waters of the State for more than 24 hours shall notify 
the commissioner as provided in this subsection. 
The commissioner shall, upon receiving notice of a submerged or partially submerged 
. vehicle in the waters of the State or a submerged snowmobile or motorboat watercraft in 
the inland waters of the State, notify the Chief of the State Police, the ,Commissioner of 
Environmental Protection and any municipality or public utility that regulates the uses of 
the waters as a source of public water supply pursuant to Title 22, sections 2641 to 2648. 
3. Owner legally liable to remove vehicle, snow~obile or watercraft. The owner 
of the vehicle is legally liable to remove· any motor vehicle submerged or partially 
submerged in the waters of the State and pay any damages resulting from the submersion 
or removal. The vehicle must be removed within 30 days of the submersion or partial 
submersion or within 30 days of "ice out" in the body of water unless the commissioner 
determines that the vehicle creates a hea,lth or safety hazard. 
If the commissioner 
determines that the vehicle creates a health or safety hazard the commissioner shall order 
the owner to remove the vehicle immediately. If the owner faiis to remove the vehicle 
upon order of the commissioner, the commissioner shall, in writing, request the court to 
direct the owner to remove the vehicle immediately. The owner of a snowmobile or 
motorboat watercraft that is submerged in the inland waters of this State for' longer than 
hDurs shall remove the snDwmDbile Dr motorboat watercraft in accDrdance with this 
subsectiDn. 
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JFinanciaBresponsibility. 
A cDnvictiDn Dr adjudicatiDn Df any persDn fDr a 
viDlatiDn Df this sectiDn cDnstitutes a viDlatiDn Df state law relative tDmDtDr vehicles to' 
which Title 29-A, chapter 13 applies. 
5. Penalties. A viDlatiDn of this sectiDn is a civil viDlatiDn fDr which a fDrfeiture Df 
$200 may be adjudged. In additi~n to' a fDrfeiture,' Dr instead Df a fDrfeiture, the, judge 
may, direct the persDn cDnvicted to' remDve the vehicle, snDwmDbile Dr ,mntnrhnflt 
watercraft. , 
6. Rules. The cDmmissiDner may, in accDrdance with the provisiDns Df the' Maine 
Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, ~hapter 375, promulgate adDpt any rules necessary 
to. carry Qut the purpDses Dfthis chapter. 
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Sec. 23. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, !![GG, as amended by PL 2005, c. 683, Pt. A, 
§63, is further amended to' read: 
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The disclDsure to' the Department Df Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Bureau of 
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Administrative Services DivisiDn Df Licensing, RegistratiDn and Engineering Df 
whether the perSDn seeking registratiDn Df a snDwmDbile,' all-terrain vehicle Dr 
watercraft has paid the tax impDsed by Part 3 with respect to' that snDwmDbile, all-
terrain vehicle Dr watercraft; 
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Sec. 24. 36 MRSA '§1503, sub-§3; as amended by PL 1983, c. 819, Pt. A, §59, is 
further amended to' read: 
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Director. "DirectDr" means the DirectDr Df the DivisiDn Df Licensing arul, 
RegistratiDn and Engineering, Department DfInlandFisheries and Wildlife. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the laws gDverning inland fisheries and wildlife as fDIIDWS. 
1. It remDves reference to' the "Bureau Df Administrative Services" from statute as 
mDst Df the functiDns are nDW within the natural resDurce service center within the 
Department Df Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. 
The functions that are remaining are 
licensing, registratiDn and engineering, which are placed within the DivisiDn Df 
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Licensing, RegistratiDn and Engineering. 
It CDrrects cross-references to' reflect these 
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2. It adds the respDnsibility fDr land acquisitiDn to' the duties Df the Bureau Df 
ResDurce Managem'ent. 
3. It clarifies that the newly established apprenticeship hunter license cannDt be used 
by perSDns selected fDr mDDse permits who. have never hunted but applied fDr a permit, 
and clarifies that perSDns who. have held any type of license, including a juniDr license, 
- may nDt purchase the apprenticeship hunter license. 
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It amends the eXIstmg law regarding submerged vehicles, snowmobiles and 
motorboats to enable the State to require the removal of an abandoned barge. 
5. It requires a person doing damage to another person's property on a snowmobile to 
provide upon request the person's registration certificate to the property owner. 
6. It makes online registration for ATVs consistent with snowmobiles; allowing a 
person to operate an ATV with the receipt from registering the A TV online until the 
person receives the certificate in the mail. 
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7. It eliminates the need t6 provide plates for temporary boat and ATV registrations, 
which is consistent with the law regarding snowmobiles. 
8. It increases from $10 to $100 the value of items that are exempt from libel 
proceedings. It also adds archery equipment to items that are subject to forfeiture if used 
to commit vioiations of fish and wildlife iaws. 
9. 
It enhances enforcement of noise level limits on snowmobile and all-terrain 
vehicles that have been modified. 
10. It makes-the laws regarding placement of blinds, structures and stands consistent, 
.. whether temporary or permanent, ~nd for all uses. 
11. It increases from $1 to $2 the per passenger· user fee imposed on outfitters 
carrying. passengers on rapidly flowing rivers. 
12; It changes the timefi'ame for when allocations are required on the West Branch 
Penobscot River from June 1 st to August 31 st to July 1 st to AilgustJlst. 
13. It prohibits the discharging of muzzle-loading firearms or hunting wild birds or 
wild animals within 100 yards of a building or dwelling.