An Act To Clarify Safety Requirements in Acadia Natio~al Park . (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1737
Committee: Criminal justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: FLEMINGS, EATON, MAZUREK, PINGREE
Amends: 12 MRSA §756

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"INE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1737 
S.P.666 
In Senate, January 14,2010 
An Act To Clarify Safety Requirements in Acadia Natio~al Park 
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(AFTER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
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Reference to the Committee on Criminal justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed., 
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Presen:ted by Senator DAMON of Hancock. 
Cosponsored by Representative FLEMINGS of Bar Harbor and 
JOYJ. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
, Representatives: EATON of Sullivan, MAZUREK of Rockland, Speaker PINGREE of North . 
Haven. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §756 is enacted to read: 
§756. National parks ' 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
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A. "Finiarrri" has the- same meaning as in, section 1 0001, subsection 21. 
B. "Residential dwelling" means a fixed housing structure-that either is the principal 
residence' of its occupants or is occupied on a regular and recurring basis by its 
occupants as an alternate residence or vacation home. 
2. Possession of firearms. A person may not possess ~ fireann i'n any unit of the 
United States National Park System located in the State except: 
A. Within a residential dwelling; 
B. To the extent the fireann is used in connection with hunting when and where 
authorized by state or federal law; 
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Within a mechanical mode of conveyance as long as the firearm is rendered 
temporarily inoperable or is packed, cased or stored in a manner that prevents its 
' ready use; or 
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When the firearm is carried by an authorized federal, state or 'local law 
enforcement officer in the performance of the officer's official duties. 
Sec. 2. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In the 
¥aine Revised Statutes, Title 12, chapter 209, in the chapter headnote, the words 
"national forests" are amended to read "national forests and parks" and the Revisor of 
Statutes shall implement this revision when updating, publishing or republishing the 
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statutes. 
SUMMARY 
The federal Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, 
Public Law 111-24, Section 512 protects the states' right to set policy regarding the 
possession of firearms in units of the United States National Park System located within 
their borders. 
This bIll promotes public safety and the preservation of wildlife and 
maintains consistency with the State's laws governing the possession of firearms in state 
' parks by prohibiting, subject to certain exceptions, the possession of firearms in all units 
of the United States National Park System within the State. 
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