An Act Regarding the Placement of Bait To Attract Wild Animals or Birds for Hunting
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0138
Committee Amendment CA_A_H60 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11227

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 117, L.D. 138, Bill, "An Act Regarding 
the Placement of Bait To Attract Wild Animals or Birds for Hunting" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11227 is enacted to read: 
§11227. Placement of bait for hunting 
. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Bait" means an animal or plant or a part of an animal or plant used to attract wild 
animals for the purpose of hunting. "Bait" does not include: 
(1) A derivative of an animal or plant in a liquid or paste form; including but not 
limited to urine or commercially prepared lures or scents; or 
(2) Packaging or container materials that fall within the definition of "litter" 
under Title 17, section 2263, subsection 2. 
B. "Bait site" means the place where the bait has been placed and the immediate 
surrounding area. 
2. Placement of bait. A person may not place bait unless the bait site is plainly 
labeled with a 2-inch-by-4-inch tag identifYing the name and address of the person 
establishing the bait site. 
A. A person who violates this subsection 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 "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. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 117, L.D. 138 
3. Hunting over another's bait. A person may not hunt at a bait site established by 
another person unless that person has permission from the person that established the bait 
site. 
A. A person who violates this subsection 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 this subsection after having been adjudicated as having 
committed 3 or more civil violations under this PaJt within the previous 5-year period 
commits a Class E crime. 
4. Bait site cleanup. A person placing bait may not leave the bait or bait label at 
the bait site and must clean up the bait site immediately after the landowner requests the 
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removal of that bait or, if not requested by the landowner, within 20 days from the last 
day the bait site was hunted over by the person that established the bait site. 
A. A person who violates this subsection 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 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. 
5. Litter at bait sites. A person establishing a bait site under this section is subject 
to the littering provisions of Title 17, chapter 80. 
6. Construction. Nothing in this section authorizes hunting of wild animals that is 
otherwise prohibited by law or rule. 
7. Applicability. This section does not apply to: 
A. Bear baiting under section 11301; or 
B. Placing of bait on the ice of inland waters.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and does the following. 
I. It requires a person placing bait to plainly label the bait site with a 2-inch-by-4-
inch tag identifying the name and address of the person establishing the bait site. 
2. It provides that a person may not hunt at a bait site established by another person 
unless that person has permission from the person that established the bait site. 
3. It requires the person thatestablished the bait site to remove the bait and the bait 
label and clean up the bait site after the landowner requests the removal of that bait or 
within 20 days from the last day the person that established the bait site hunted over that 
bait. 
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COMMIITEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 117, L.D. 138 
The baiting requirements in this amendment do not apply to bear baiting or bait 
placed on the ice of inland waters. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUffiED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/1 8/09 ;!;Pac:.. 
LD 138 
LR 323(02) 
An Act Regarding the Placement of Bait To Attract Wild Animals or Birds for Hunting 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /4" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class E crimes 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
LR0323(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
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