An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Canadian Big Game or Wild Turkey Hunters Be Accompanied by Guides Licensed in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1785
Committee Amendment CA_A_H766 (House)
Amends: 17 MRSA §3853-C

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 1310, L.D. 1785, Bill, "An Act To 
Repeal the Requirement That Canadian Big Game or Wild Turkey Hunters Be 
Accompanied by Guides Licensed in the State" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Canadian Big Game or Wild Turkey 
Hunters Be Accompanied by Guides Licensed in the State and To Clarify the Laws 
Concerning the Civil Violation of Trespass by Motor Vehicle' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §3853-C, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 251, is repealed and the 
following enacted in its place: 
§3853-C. Trespass by motor vehicle; civil violation 
1. Violation. A person may not park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle under 
that person's control to remain parked: 
A. In a private drive or private way in a manner that blocks or interferes with the free 
passage of other vehicles without the permission of the owner of that private drive or 
way; or 
B. On a public highway in a manner that blocks the entrance to a private driveway, 
gate or barway. 
2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which 
a fine of not less than $500 must be adjudged. 
3. Registered owner's liability for vehicle. There is a rebuttable presumption that a 
registered owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of subsection 1 has that vehicle 
under that person's control.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'fl' to H.P. 1310, L.D. 1785 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the title and clarifies the law concerning the civil violation 
of trespass by a motor vehicle. The amendment provides that a person commits a civil 
violation if that person parks a motor vehicle or allows a motor vehicle to remain parked 
in a private drive or private way in a manner that blocks or interferes with the free 
passage of other vehicles without the permission of the owner of the private drive or way. 
The amendment increases the fine from an amount not to exceed $100 to an amount not 
less than $500. The amendment also specifies that there is a rebuttable presumption that 
a registered owner of a vehicle involved in a violation has that vehicle under that person's 
control. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/02112 Mac 
LD 1785 
LR 2694(02) 
An Act To Repeal the Requirement That Canadian Big Game or Wild Turkey Hunters Be 
Accompanied by Guides Licensed in the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~" (H -71d..tj 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
($37,437) 
($37,437) 
($37,437) 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Eliminates Class E crimes and civil violations. 
$0 
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$37,437 
$37,437 
$37,437 
This legislation proposes to repeal the provision oflaw prohibiting residents of New Brunswick and Quebec from 
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(,: 
hunting big game and wild turkey in the state without a licensed guide and would increase license sales, and therefore . 
General Fund revenues, by $37,437 beginning in fiscal year 2012-13. 
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