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An Act To Adopt the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0896
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: FARNHAM, KATZ, DAMON, GOODE, JOHNSON, RIOUX, TURNER, WATERHOUSE, WILLETTE, WOOD

Legislative Document 
No. 896 
S.P. 284 
In Senate, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Adopt the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator FARNHAM of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Senator KATZ of Kennebec and 
Representatives: DAMON of Bangor, GOODE of Bangor, JOHNSON of Eddington, RIOUX 
of Winterport, TURNER of Burlington, WATERHOUSE of Bridgton, WILLETTE of Presque 
Isle, WOOD of Sabattus. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes the adoption in this State of the Uniform Military and Overseas 
Voters Act approved and recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on 
Uniform State Laws and the incorporation of the provisions of the uniform act into the 
State's election laws.
An Act To Allow a Student Attending Private School Access to Public School Cocurricular, Interscholastic and Extracurricular Activities
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0903
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S307 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" 'B" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 662, 
L.D. 903, Bill, "An Act To Allow a Student Attending Private School Access to Public 
School Cocurricular, Interscholastic and Extracurricular Activities" 
Amend the amendment in the 2nd indented paragraph after the title in the 6th and 7th 
lines (page 1, lines 19 and 20 in amendment) by striking out the following: "that enrolls 
fewer than 30 students" 
SUMMARY 
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This amendment strikes the restriction that allows only private schools ~hat enroll 
fewer than 30 students to be eligible to participate in public school cqcurricular, 
extracurricular and intersc 
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CO UNTY: Androscoggin 
SENATE AMENDMENT
An Act To Disclose Insurance Policy Options to Senior Citizens
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0899
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: VALENTINO, PATRICK, BEAULIEU, CAREY, CROCKETT, HINCK, NASS, COURTNEY, PLOWMAN
Amends: 24-A MRSA §429

Legislative Document 
No. 899 
H.P. 658 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Disclose Insurance Policy Options to Senior Citizens 
Reference to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative VALENTINO of Saco. 
Cosponsored by Senator PATRICK of Oxford and 
Representatives: BEAULIEU of Auburn, CAREY of Lewiston, CROCKETT of Bethel, 
HINCK of Portland, NASS of Acton, Senators: COURTNEY of York, PLOWMAN of 
Penobscot. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  24-A MRSA §429 is enacted to read: 
§429.  Options for insureds 65 years of age or older 
An insurer, agent or broker who conducts activities under this Title or Title 24 who 
sells or offers any insurance policy, plan, contract, certificate or benefit or renewal of any 
insurance policy, plan, contract, certificate or benefit to a person 65 years of age or older 
shall inform the person of any comparable government-offered or government-sponsored 
policy, plan, contract, certificate or benefit for which the person may qualify. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires every insurer, insurance agent or insurance broker when selling, 
offering or renewing any insurance policy, plan, contract, certificate or benefit to a person 
years of age or older to inform the person of any comparable government-offered or 
government-sponsored policy, plan, contract, certificate or benefit for which the person 
may qualify, such as Medicare.
An Act To Allow a Student Attending Private School Access to Public School Cocurricular, Interscholastic and Extracurricular Activities
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0903
Committee Amendment CA_A_H490 (House)

LD903 
LR 403(02) 
An Act To Allow a Student Attending Private School Access to Public School Cocurricular, 
Interscholastic and Extracurricular Activities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "VI" 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Unfunded 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Unit Affected 
Requires local school administrative units to allow students enrolled in an equivalent 
School 
instruction program in a private school to participate in its cocurricular, 
extracurricular and interscholastic activities. 
Local Cost 
Insignificant 
statewide 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. Unless 
General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is 
amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding 
requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes. 
LR0403(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Reduce Fraud in Bottle Deposit Redemption
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0900
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Sponsors: HUNT, PRESCOTT, RECTOR
Amends: 32 MRSA §1866, 32 MRSA §1872

Legislative Document 
No. 900 
H.P. 659 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Reduce Fraud in Bottle Deposit Redemption 
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative HUNT of Buxton. 
Cosponsored by Representative: PRESCOTT of Topsham, Senator: RECTOR of Knox. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §1866, sub-§11 is enacted to read: 
11.  Private right of action; containers not originally sold in the State.  An 
initiator of deposit may maintain a civil action in Superior Court against a person, other 
than a redemption center licensed in accordance with section 1871-A, who tenders to a 
redemption center or retailer more than 48 empty beverage containers that the person 
knows or has reason to know were not originally sold in this State as filled beverage 
containers.  If the initiator of deposit prevails in any action, the party is entitled to an 
award of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, including expert witness fees. 
Sec. 2.  32 MRSA §1872, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 585, Pt. D, §§9 and 
11, is amended to read: 
2.  Penalty.  Following the 1st year warning period, a A violation of this section is a 
civil violation for which a forfeiture of $20 $100 per container in excess of 48 beverage 
containers may be adjudged. 
Sec. 3.  32 MRSA §1872, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A.  Private right of action; containers not originally sold in the State.  An 
initiator of deposit may maintain a civil action in Superior Court against a person, other 
than a local redemption center licensed in accordance with section 1871-A, in possession 
of more than 48 beverage containers that the person knows or has reason to know were 
not originally sold in this State as filled beverage containers.  If the initiator of deposit 
prevails in any action, the party is entitled to an award of reasonable attorney's fees and 
court costs, including expert witness fees. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows an initiator of deposit to bring a civil action against any person, other 
than a licensed redemption center, who is found in possession of or knowingly tenders to 
a redemption center or retailer more than 48 beverage containers that were not originally 
sold in this State. 
This bill also increases the penalty for possession of containers not originally sold in 
this State to be consistent with the penalty for tendering such containers and removes the 
first-year warning period from the penalty provision.
An Act To Require That Liquor Be Sold at a Profit
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0902
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: RUSSELL, CROCKETT, DION, HASKELL
Amends: 28-A MRSA §709

Legislative Document 
No. 902 
H.P. 661 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Require That Liquor Be Sold at a Profit 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative RUSSELL of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CROCKETT of Bethel, DION of Portland, HASKELL of 
Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §709, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 275, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
A.  No licensee or employee or agent of a licensee may: 
(1)  Offer or deliver any free liquor to any person or group of persons; 
(2)  Deliver more than 2 drinks containing spirits, a carafe containing more than 
one liter or 33.8 ounces of wine, or any serving or pitcher containing more than 
one liter or 33.8 ounces of malt liquor, to one person at one time; 
(3)  Sell, offer to sell or deliver to any person or group of persons an unlimited 
number of drinks for a fixed price, except at private functions not open to the 
public; 
(4)  Encourage or permit, on the licensed premises, any game or contest that 
involves drinking or the awarding of drinks as prizes; or 
(5)  Any Encourage or permit any other practice the specific purpose of which is 
to encourage customers of the licensee to drink to excess; and or 
(6)  Sell liquor at a price that does not provide a profit to the seller. 
SUMMARY 
This bill prohibits the sale of liquor at a price that does not provide a profit to the 
seller.
An Act To Prohibit Individuals under 21 Years of Age from Being in Certain Establishments Licensed To Sell Alcohol
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0901
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: RUSSELL, DION, HASKELL
Amends: 28-A MRSA §1065

Legislative Document 
No. 901 
H.P. 660 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Prohibit Individuals under 21 Years of Age from Being 
in Certain Establishments Licensed To Sell Alcohol 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative RUSSELL of Portland. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: DION of Portland, HASKELL of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §1065, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2003, c. 493, §12 and 
affected by §14, is further amended to read: 
4.  Minors not allowed on premises. Minors are not permitted to remain on the 
premises except when:. 
A.    The minor is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or custodian as defined in 
Title 22, section 4002; or 
B.    The licensee does not permit consumption of liquor on the premises for a 
specific period of time or event. 
SUMMARY 
This bill repeals the exceptions that allow minors to be on the premises of 
establishments licensed to sell alcohol as a Class A lounge and clarifies that minors are 
not allowed on the premises.
An Act To Improve Maine's Liquor Distribution System
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0905
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S597 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 664, 
L.D. 905, Bill, "An Act To Improve Maine's Liquor Distribution System" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 5 and 6 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Liquor Enforcement 0293 
Initiative: Provides a one-time General Fund appropriation for contracted auditing 
services of on-premises retailers to ensure compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations requiring them to purchase spirits from a licensed reselling agent in the State. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$92,000 
$92,000 
This amendment strikes and replaces the appropriations and allocations section and a 
related unallocated section with a new appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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(Senator ROSEN, R.) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05114112 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
LD905 
LR 1592(04) 
An Act To Improve Maine's Liquor Distribution System 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" A" S ... 5Cj ,., 
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen of Hancock 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$0 
$92,000 
($92,000) 
$0 
$0 
Revenue 
General Fund 
$0 
$92,000 
$0 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes the one-time transfer of $92,000 from the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Lottery Operations program to the Department of Public Safety and replaces it with a one-time General Fund 
appropriation to the Department of Public Safety of $92,000. It also removes the Other Special Revenue Funds 
allocation to the department in the same amount. 
LR1592(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Make Changes to Boards and Commissions Concerning Membership, Appointments and Terms
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0904
Committee Amendment CA_A_H182 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,4" to H.P. 663, L.D. 904, Bill, "An Act To Make 
Changes to Boards and Commissions Concerning Membership, Appointments and 
Terms" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 2 to 13 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 3 and 4 (page 1, lines 19 to 30 in L.D.) 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 5 MRS A §12017 is enacted to read: 
§12017. Posting of vacancies 
The clerk of a board shall notify the Secretary of State as soon as a vacancy on the 
board occurs. The Secretary of State shall maintain a publicly accessible website to post 
an annual report of appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions. For 
each vacancy during that year, the report must include the qualifications required, the 
length of the term of the appointment and the appointing authority. 
Sec. 4. Application. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 
12016, if the term of an appointed member of a board who is serving on September 1, 
2011 has expired and a replacement has not been appointed, that member may serve as a 
board member for up to 12 months after September 1, 2011 without being reappointed to 
another term.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the section of the bill that requires the Secretary of State to 
include in suggested legislation repeal of a board with vacancies in 2/3 or more of its 
membership. It also removes the section relating to term limits. The amendment requires 
that the Secretary of State post an annual report of appointments and reappointments to 
boards and commissions rather than a continuously updated list of vacancies. It also 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 663, L.D. 904 
specifies that members of boards and commissions with expired terms may serve for 12 
months after September 1, 2011 without being appointed to another term. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/25111 
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LD904 
LR 1646(02) 
An Act To Make Changes to Boards and Commissions Concerning Membership, Appointments and 
Terms 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "P' 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Secretary of State associated with posting the annual report with required 
information on the website can be absorbed with existing staff and within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1646(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting for Small Game and Wild Birds
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0906
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: FITTS
Amends: 12 MRSA §10501, 12 MRSA §11205

Legislative Document 
No. 906 
H.P. 665 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting for Small Game and Wild Birds 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10501, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2003, c. 511, §1 and 
affected by §3 and c. 614, §§9 and 10, is further amended to read: 
9.  Possession of hunting equipment on Sunday.  Possession Except as provided 
under section 11205, subsection 1-A, possession of hunting equipment in the fields or 
forests or on the waters or ice in the State on Sunday is prima facie evidence of a 
violation of section 11205, unless: 
A.   The hunting equipment is carried, securely wrapped, in a complete cover; 
B.    The hunting equipment is fastened in a case; or 
C.    The hunting equipment is carried in at least 2 separate pieces in such a manner 
that it can not be fired, unless the separate pieces are joined together.  For the purpose 
of this subsection, a clip, magazine or cylinder of a firearm may not be considered a 
piece of the hunting equipment.  Bows and arrows must be kept in a case or cover if 
broadheads or field points are kept attached to the arrows. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §11205, sub-§1, as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and 
amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §137 and affected by §422, is further amended to read: 
1.  Prohibition.  A Except as provided in subsection 1-A, a person may not: 
A.    Hunt wild animals or wild birds on Sunday; or 
B.    Possess any wild animal or wild bird taken in violation of paragraph A except as 
otherwise provided in this Part. 
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §11205, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A.  Exception.  A person may hunt small game and wild birds on Sunday in 
wildlife management districts as determined by the department by rule pursuant to section 
10104. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides for Sunday hunting of small game and wild birds.
An Act To Improve Maine's Liquor Distribution System
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0905
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: FITTS, RUSSELL, PLOWMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 905 
H.P. 664 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Improve Maine's Liquor Distribution System 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Cosponsored by Representative: RUSSELL of Portland, Senator: PLOWMAN of Penobscot. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to adopt certain of the recommendations contained in the report 
entitled "State of Maine Liquor Business Analysis and Valuation - Final Report," 
prepared by DeLoitte & Touche for the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations and dated March 11, 
2009.
An Act To Amend the Agency Liquor Store Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0907
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: FITTS, RUSSELL
Amends: 28-A MRSA §457-A

Legislative Document 
No. 907 
H.P. 666 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Agency Liquor Store Laws 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Cosponsored by Representative: RUSSELL of Portland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §457-A is enacted to read: 
§457-A.  Relocation of agency liquor store 
Upon application of a licensee under this chapter, the licensee's agency liquor store 
may relocate to a new location within the same municipality if notice under section 
453-A, subsection 4 is given and the new location meets the criteria under section 453-A, 
subsection 5 as well as or better than the former location.  A new location for an existing 
agency liquor store under this section may not be within 300 feet of another agency liquor 
store unless the former location of the agency liquor store was within 300 feet of another 
agency liquor store. An agency liquor store may not relocate under this section within 5 
years of previously relocating under this section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows the relocation of an agency liquor store within the same municipality 
as the old location if notice is given to the municipality, the new location meets or 
exceeds the licensing criteria of the old location, the new location is not within 300 feet 
of another agency liquor store unless the old location was within 300 feet of another 
agency liquor store and the store has not relocated within the previous 5-year period.
An Act Regarding Gas Utilities under the Safety Jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0908
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: FITTS
Amends: 35-A MRSA §4702

Legislative Document 
No. 908 
H.P. 667 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act Regarding Gas Utilities under the Safety Jurisdiction of the 
Public Utilities Commission 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §4702, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 718, §15, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
§4702.  Safety jurisdiction only over certain gas utilities 
1.  Jurisdiction.  A gas utility owning, controlling, operating or managing a central 
tank system or a petroleum gas system is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission 
solely with respect to safety if that system serves: 
A.  Ten or more customers; 
B.  More than one customer and any portion of the central tank system or petroleum 
gas system is located in a public place; or 
C.  One customer and a portion of the central tank system or petroleum gas system is 
located off the customer's premises in a public place. 
For the purposes of this subsection, "customer" means a residential, commercial or 
industrial consumer of gas that receives an invoice or bill from a gas utility. 
2.  Corrosion.  In the regulation of safety under this section, the commission shall 
define "corrosion" as a condition exhibiting signs of deterioration including pitting or loss 
of metal.  "Corrosion" may not be defined to include surface rust or loss of paint coating. 
SUMMARY 
This bill defines "customer" and clarifies what constitutes "corrosion" for purposes of 
Public Utility Commission safety jurisdiction over certain gas utilities.
An Act To Provide Additional Flexibility for the Funding of Infrastructure Improvements by Consumer-owned Water Utilities
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0909
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: FITTS

Legislative Document 
No. 909 
H.P. 668 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Provide Additional Flexibility for the Funding of 
Infrastructure Improvements by Consumer-owned Water Utilities 
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill seeks to provide additional flexibility to consumer-owned water utilities for 
the funding of infrastructure improvements.
An Act To Allow Hunting on Sunday for Landowners
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0910
Committee Amendment CA_A_H587 (House)

COMMITTEE ,AMENDMENT ,,~ "to H.P. 669, L.D. 910, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
Hunting on Sunday for Landowners" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 11152-A in subsection 1 in the first 2 lines (page 1, 
lines 4 and 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "deer on Sunday during open season 
on deer on the landowner's land" and inserting the following: 'on Sunday on the 
landowner's land as provided by the commissioner and' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 11152-A in subsection 1 by striking out all of 
paragraph C (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'C. The landowner has the appropriate license or permit to hunt under this chapter; 
and' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 11152-A in subsection 1 in the last blocked paragraph 
in the first line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "including" the 
following: " but not limited to,' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 11152-A in subsection 1 in the last blocked paragraph 
in the 2nd line (page 1, line 13 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "per registration" 
the following: 'and which species may be hunted on Sunday during the open hunting 
seasons for those species,' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 11152-A in subsection 3 in the first line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "deer" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. Instead of allowing Sunday 
hunting for landowners on their own land for deer only, the amendment allows the 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish rules to permit Sunday 
hunting for such landowners for any species during the open season for that species. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/07111 
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LD910 
LR 1721(02) 
An Act To Allow Hunting on Sunday for Landowners 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment l~" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Eliminates and establishes Class E crimes. 
No net impact on fine revenue. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife associated with rulemaking can be absorbed with 
existing staff and within existing budgeted resources. Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the department is 
expected to increase by minor amounts from the new registration fee for landowners hunting on Sunday on their land. 
LRl721(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
An Act To Allow Hunting on Sunday for Landowners
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0910
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: FITTS
Amends: 12 MRSA §11152-A, 12 MRSA §11205

Legislative Document 
No. 910 
H.P. 669 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Allow Hunting on Sunday for Landowners 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FITTS of Pittsfield. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11152-A is enacted to read: 
§11152-A.  Hunting on Sunday 
1.  Landowner; hunting on Sunday.  A landowner may hunt deer on Sunday during 
open season on deer on the landowner's land if:  
A.  The land is open to hunting by the public; 
B.  The land is 20 acres or more in size; 
C.  The landowner has a permit to hunt deer under this chapter; and 
D.  The landowner registers with the department and pays the required fee. 
A member of the landowner's immediate family is permitted to hunt on Sunday if that 
family member is a licensed hunter and pays the required fee. 
The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section, including establishing 
registration fees pursuant to this subsection that may not exceed $25 per registration, and 
may adjust the rules for game management purposes.  Rules adopted pursuant to this 
subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
2.  Fee distribution.  Fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 must be transferred to 
the Support Landowners Program in section 10108, subsection 4, paragraph A. 
3.  Violation; penalty.  A person may not hunt deer on Sunday except as provided in 
subsection 1. 
A.  A person who violates this section 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 section 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. 2.  12 MRSA §11205, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
A.  Hunt wild animals or wild birds on Sunday, except as provided in section 
11152-A; or 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to authorize private 
landowners to hunt on Sunday on their own land if they own 20 or more acres and the 
land is open to hunting by the public.  A landowner must register with the Department of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The department shall adopt rules to implement a Sunday 
hunting permit system.  The fee for a Sunday hunting permit may not exceed $25.
Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To Establish the Great Works School Campus
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0911
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE, BOLAND, CHASE, NASS, RANKIN, COURTNEY, SULLIVAN

Legislative Document 
No. 911 
H.P. 670 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
Resolve, Directing the Maine Community College System To 
Establish the Great Works School Campus 
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative TUTTLE of Sanford. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BOLAND of Sanford, CHASE of Wells, NASS of Acton, 
RANKIN of Hiram, Senators: COURTNEY of York, SULLIVAN of York. 
Sec. 1.  Establishment of campus. Resolved:  That the Maine Community 
College System shall establish the Great Works School in Sanford as a campus of the 
Maine Community College System. The Maine Community College System shall 
establish the Great Works School to: 
1. Collaborate with other higher education entities and enter into partnerships with 
businesses and industry on workforce development, innovation, product development and 
marketing; 
2. Support a business incubator center in manufacturing, composites and advanced 
energy systems; and 
3. Offer seamless transfer programs among associate degree programs, bachelor's 
degree programs and master's degree programs. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Maine Community College System to establish the Great 
Works School in Sanford as a campus of the Maine Community College System.
An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0912
Committee Amendment CA_A_H161 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2454

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 671, L.D. 912, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Law Governing Administrative Suspensions of Driver's Licenses" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2454, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. AAA, 
§ 19, is amended to read: 
5. Petition for license reinstatement. A person whose license is permanently has 
been revoked under subsection 2 may petition the Secretary of State for relicensure .w ~ 
years after the date the person is no longer incarcerated. The Secretary of State shall 
make the person's petition for re1icensure known to the family of any victims of the 
person's offense and shall consider the family's testimony in determining whether to 
reissue the person a driver's license.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is the minority report. The amendment grants 
the Secretary of State discretionary authority to reissue a license to a person 8 years 
instead of 10 years after the date the person is no longer incarcerated when the person's 
license is revoked as a result of that person's operation of a motor vehicle having caused 
the death of another person when the person operating the motor vehicle was under the 
influence of intoxicants at the time of the offense. 
FISCAL :\on: R1:.~L]RED 
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Approved: 04128/11 
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LR 310(02) 
An Act To Amend the Law Governing Administrative Suspensions of Driver's Licenses 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" 4' 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Allowing the Department of Secretary of State to issue a work-restricted license in certain situations to a person after 
years instead of 1 0 years could increase costs to the Highway Fund by minor amounts not requiring any change to 
the budget. 
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An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0914
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S351 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 673, 
L.D. 914, Bill, "An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z075 
Initiative: Provides funds to support the cost of an anticipated increase in the number of 
incarcerations related to synthetic cannabinoids. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$3,132 
$3,132 
2012-13 
$3,132 
$3,132 
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON 
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112 
Initiative: Provides funds for an anticipated increase in the cost of court-appointed 
counsel as a result of adding synthetic cannabinoids to the list of schedule Z drugs. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" A"to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 673, L.D. 914 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE 
COMMISSION ON 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
Sec. 9. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,2012.' 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$3,110 
$3,110 
2012-13 
$3,110 
$3,110 
2012-13 
$6,242 
$6,242 
This amendment establishes an effective date of July 1, 2012 and adjusts the 
appropriations and allocations section accordingly. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: k,W L 
~Itt 
(Senator ROSEN, R.) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 06/24111 
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An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A" S" ~Sl 
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen of Hancock 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
($4,687) 
$0 
$0 
($4,687) 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$0 
$0 
This amendment establishes a July 1, 2012 effective date and removes the fiscal year 2011-12 General Fund 
appropriations. 
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Resolve, To Consolidate the State's Boat Launch Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0913
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: McCABE, BLACK, CRAY, EVES, GIFFORD, KENT, O'BRIEN, SCHNEIDER

Legislative Document 
No. 913 
H.P. 672 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
Resolve, To Consolidate the State's Boat Launch Programs 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative McCABE of Skowhegan. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, CRAY of Palmyra, EVES of North 
Berwick, GIFFORD of Lincoln, KENT of Woolwich, O'BRIEN of Lincolnville, Senator: 
SCHNEIDER of Penobscot. 
Sec. 1.  Boat launch program.  Resolved:  That the Department of Conservation 
and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, referred to in this resolve as "the 
departments," shall work jointly to develop a plan to combine their boat launch programs 
into one program under the Department of Conservation.  Under the plan, the 
departments shall reconfigure their duties and, based on the reconfiguration, make 
appropriate department changes as necessary; and be it further 
Sec. 2.  Report.  Resolved:  That, no later than December 1, 2011, the 
departments shall submit a report outlining the progress on the combination of the boat 
launch programs to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and 
Forestry and the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.  The 
departments shall submit proposed legislation to implement the plan to combine the boat 
launch programs to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature no later than 
March 1, 2012. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Conservation and the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife to combine their boat launch programs into one program under the 
Department of Conservation.
An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0914
Committee Amendment CA_A_H293 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ft" to H.P. 673, L.D. 914, Bill, "An Act To Make 
Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal" 
Amend the bill by adding after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
Correctional Impact Reserve N033 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Correctional Impact Reserve program to support the cost 
of an anticipated increase in the 
numbe~ of incarcerations related to synthetic 
cannabinoids. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENTTOTAL-ALLFUNDS 
2011-12 
$3,132 
$3,132 
2011-12 
$3,132 
$3,132 
2012-13 
$3,132 
$3,132 
2012-13 
$3,132 
$3,132 
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON 
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services ZI12 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 673, L.D. 914 
Initiative: Provides funds for an anticipated increase in the cost of court-appointed 
counsel as a result of adding synthetic cannabinoids to the list of schedule Z drugs. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE 
COMMISSION ON 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEP ARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2011-12 
$1,555 
$1,555 
2011-12 
$1,555 
$1,555 
2011-12 
$4,687 
$4,687 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2012-13 
$3,110 
$3,110 
2012-13 
$3,110 
$3,110 
2012-13 
$6,242 
$6,242 
Approved: 05/l6/l1 frac.. 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ff' 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Correctional Cost Detail 
Class E Crime 
Total Cost - All Convictions 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2012 
$3,132 
$3,132 
FY 2011-12 
$4,687 
$4,687 
FY2013 
$3,132 
$3,132 
FY 2012-13 
$6,242 
$6,242 
FY 2014 
$3,132 
$3,132 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
$6,242 
$6,242 
FY 2015 
$3,132 
$3,132 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
$6,242 
$6,242 
FY 2016 
$3,132 
$3,132 
This bill includes additional General Fund appropriations totalling $4,687 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $6,242 in fiscal 
year 2012-13, the estimated cost of adding synthetic cannabanoids to the list of Schedule Z drugs. This estimate 
assumues an annual increase of 7 indigent legal cases and one additional incarceration. 
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An Act To Clarify the Exemption of Lineworkers from Maine Electrician Licensing Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0915
Committee Amendment CA_A_H395 (House)
Amends: 32 MRSA §1101, 32 MRSA §1102, 32 MRSA §1102-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "H" to H.P. 675, L.D. 915, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify the Exemption of Lineworkers from Maine Electrician Licensing Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 32 MRS A §1101, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 119, §1, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1101, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §l, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
8. Utility corporation. "Utility corporation" means a utility that is not a public 
utility, as defined in Title 35-A, section 102, or a person, firm or corporation subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 33 to 38 and page 2, lines 
to 3 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1102, sub-§l-B is enacted to read: 
I-B. 
Aboveground electric lines. 
Electrical work in connection with the 
construction, installation, operation, repair or maintenance of any aboveground electric 
line capable of operating at one kilovolt or more.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 (page 2, lines 4 to 9 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1102, sub-§l-C is enacted to read: 
I-C. Contractor. An entity, including all employees of such an entity, to the extent 
the entity has contracted with a public utility, as described in this section, to perform 
services for the public utility, but only to the extent the public utility would be exempt 
from this chapter if it were perfom1ing the services directly through its employees: or' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 (page 2, lines 19 to 24 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
.,. 
~. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "R .. to H.P. 675, L.D. 915 
'Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §1102-B, sub-§5, ~-1 is enacted to read: 
B-1. 
The electrical work and equipment employed in connection with an 
aboveground electric line described in section 1102, subsection I-B;' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill: 
1. It strikes the generator exception in the bill and replaces it with an exception for 
electrical work on aboveground electric lines of one kilovolt or more; 
2. It removes the references to "generator" in the exception for contractors in the bill; 
and 
3. It repeals the definition of "public service corporation" since it is no longer used in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0914
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: NASS, MOULTON, BURNS, KESCHL, MALABY, TUTTLE, MASON
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1101, 17-A MRSA §1102

Legislative Document 
No. 914 
H.P. 673 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative NASS of Acton. 
Cosponsored by Representative MOULTON of York and 
Representatives: BURNS of Whiting, KESCHL of Belgrade, MALABY of Hancock, TUTTLE 
of Sanford, Senator: MASON of Androscoggin. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A.  "HU-210" is the synthetic cannabinoid [(6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-
dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c] chromen-1-ol]. 
Sec. 2.  17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§1-B is enacted to read: 
1-B.  "HU-211" is the synthetic cannabinoid (dexanabinol, (6aS,10aS)-9-
(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-
tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol). 
Sec. 3.  17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A.  "JWH-018" is the synthetic cannabinoid 1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole. 
Sec. 4.  17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§3-B is enacted to read: 
3-B.  "JWH-073" is the synthetic cannabinoid 1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole. 
Sec. 5.  17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 430, §2 and 
affected by §10, is further amended to read: 
D.  Butyl nitrite or isobutyl nitrite; and 
Sec. 6.  17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 430, §3 and 
affected by §10, is amended to read: 
E.  A methamphetamine precursor drug.; and 
Sec. 7.  17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶F is enacted to read: 
F.  JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-210 and HU-211. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes the synthetic cannabinoids JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-210 and 
HU-211 schedule Z drugs, the possession of which is a Class E crime.
An Act To Ensure the Availability of Preventive Health Care Services for Children
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0920
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: CLARK

Legislative Document 
No. 920 
H.P. 680 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2011 
An Act To Ensure the Availability of Preventive Health Care 
Services for Children 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CLARK of Millinocket. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
CONCEPT DRAFT 
SUMMARY 
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. 
This bill proposes to allow every child in the State under 18 years of age to receive 
one annual medical checkup, free of charge, from the child's primary care physician.  
This checkup would include laboratory work for standard blood tests.
Resolve, To StreamJJe the Laws Goveming Small Slaughterhouses
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0922
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H270 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT ".LL" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 682, 
L.D. 922, "Resolve, To StreamJJe the Laws Goveming Small Slaughterhouses" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 15 to 26 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Examination of laws and rules governing slaughterhouses. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall 
examine the laws and rules goveming slaughterhouses with particular emphasis on 
obstacles that prevent slaughterhouses from processing many different species of animals 
as efficiently and safely as possible. The department shall report its findings to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than January 15, 
2012. The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may 
submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature on the subject 
matter of the department's report.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the requirement in Committee Amendment "A" that the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources examine the process it uses to 
answer questions posed to it by owners and operators of slaughterhouses and describe 
steps it will take to ensure that the answers it pro ides are in writing and timely, clear, 
consistent and complete. 
SPONSOREDBY: ____ ~~------~~~-=~---
(Representative Me 
TOWN: Skowhegan 
• 
FISCAL "OTE L{L\.iL mUJ 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/14/\\ 
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LR 1116(04) 
Resolve, To Streamline the Laws Governing Small Slaughterhouses 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,ff. to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. McCabe of Skowhegan 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Removing the requirement that the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources examine its process for 
responding to slaughterhouses and ensure that all responses are in writing may result in minor administrative savings. 
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