An Act To Clarify and Amend Laws Pertaining to Licenses Issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0212
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: PLOWMAN, MARTIN, PATRICK, TRAHAN, BLACK, CRAFTS, DAVIS, WOOD
Amends: 1 MRSA §402, 12 MRSA §10801, 12 MRSA §10851, 12 MRSA §12501

Legislative Document 
No. 212 
S.P. 63 
In Senate, February 1, 2011 
An Act To Clarify and Amend Laws Pertaining to Licenses Issued 
by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator PLOWMAN of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Senators: MARTIN of Kennebec, PATRICK of Oxford, TRAHAN of 
Lincoln, Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, CRAFTS of Lisbon, DAVIS of Sangerville, 
WOOD of Sabattus. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶N, as amended by PL 2009, c. 176, §1 and c. 
339, §1, is further amended to read: 
N.  Social E-mail addresses provided by online customers and social security 
numbers in the possession of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife;  
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §10801, sub-§6, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
C.  If an agent is delinquent for more than 150 days or is delinquent 3 or more times 
in one calendar year, the commissioner shall: 
(1)  Terminate the agency for the balance of the year; and 
(2)  Order that the agency not be renewed for the next year. 
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §10851, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2007, c. 651, §9, is 
further amended to read: 
D.  For a resident 70 years of age or older.  A person who holds a valid senior 
lifetime license under this section upon turning at any time during the calendar year 
that person turns 70 years of age may obtain at no cost is entitled to all hunting 
permits and licenses authorized in this Part and may renew at no cost a guide license 
under section 12853.  A person who is 70 years of age or older may purchase a senior 
lifetime license that entitles the holder to all the privileges described in this paragraph 
for a one-time $8 fee. 
Sec. 4.  12 MRSA §12501, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
B.  A nonresident who possesses a 15-day nonresident fishing license may exchange 
it for an annual nonresident license upon the additional payment of $12, the 
difference between the fee for the 15-day license and the fee for the annual license, 
and $2 to the clerk or issuing agent. 
SUMMARY 
This bill corrects an inconsistency in the fishing license laws resulting from recent fee 
increases.  It clarifies the reporting requirements for agents in order to avoid 
delinquencies with seasonal agents, and it improves the privacy of Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife customers.  This bill also allows a person who is eligible for a 
senior lifetime hunting and fishing license to obtain it at any time in the calendar year that 
person turns 70 years of age and makes it clear it includes all stamps, permits and other 
related permissions.