An Act To Clarify and Amend Laws Pertaining to Licenses Issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1651
Committee Amendment CA_B_S408 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,6 " to S.P. 616, L.D. 1651, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify and Amend Laws Pertaining to Licenses Issued by the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 2 to 5 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph D in the 3rd line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "may obtatH--at-He-ee&I: is entitled to" and inseliing the 
following: 'may obtain at HO cost' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. Policy regarding e-mail addresses and mailing addresses. The 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall develop a policy regarding the 
public notification that e-mail addresses and mailing addresses submitted to the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on its online license and registration service 
are public documents and how those documents may be disclosed or sold to the public. 
The policy must address the ability of a person to opt out of having the department retain 
that person's e-mail address or mailing address. The commissioner shall report on the 
policy to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland 
fisheries and wildlife matters by January 5, 2011. The joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters may submit a 
bill to the First Regular Session of the 125th Legislature regarding the commissioner's 
report.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUlVIMARY 
This amendment is the minority report and removes the section of the bill that 
exempts e-mail addresses provided to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by 
its online customers from disclosure under the freedom of access laws. The amendment 
directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to develop a policy to notify its 
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online customers that e-mail addresses and mailing addresses submitted to the department 
on its online license and registration service are public documents and how those 
documents may be disclosed or sold to the public. The policy must also provide an online 
customer the ability to opt out from having the department retain that person's e-mail 
address or mailing address. The commissioner must report on the policY' to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and 
wildlife matters by January 5, 2011, and that committee may submit a bill to the First 
Regular Session of the 125th Legislature regarding the commissioner's report. 
This 
amendment also removes the phrase "is entitled to" as proposed in the bill, retaining the 
phrase "may obtain" from current law regarding senior lifetime licenses to clarify that 
licenses and permits issued by the department are a privilege and not a right. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LD 1651 
LR 2409(02) 
An Act To Clarify and Amend Laws Pertaining to Licenses Issued by the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '13" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Allowing residents who turn 70 at any time during the calendar year to obtain all hunting permits and licenses at no 
cost could result in a minor decrease in General Fund revenues not requiring any change to the budget. 
Additional costs to the Depaliment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife associated with developing a policy regarding 
public notification that e-mail addresses and mailing addresses submitted to the Department through its online 
registration system are public documents can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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