An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0291
Committee Amendment CA_B_H599 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11109-A, 12 MRSA §11154

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ".6" to H.P. 235, L.D. 
Regarding Eligibility for the Moose Lottery" 
291, Bill, "An Act 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Regarding the Moose Lottery and Moose Management' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11109-A, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 477, §4, is 
amended to read: 
1. Moose lottery chances. A super pack license includes, upon application, (} 
chances one chance in the moose lottery under section 11154, subsection 6. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
5. Eligibility. Except as provided in this subsection, a resident, nonresident or alien 
who is eligible to obtain a Maine hunting license or who will be eligible to obtain a 
Maine hunting license by the opening day of the open moose season is eligible to apply 
for a moose hunting permit. A person vlho has obtained a moose hunting pernJit is 
ineligiale to oatain another permit until 2 years have elapsed after the issuance of the last 
permit. This limitation does not apply to subpermittees under subsection 7. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2009, c. 186, §4, is further 
amended to read: 
6. Application procedure. An eligible person wishing to apply for a permit must 
file a written application for a permit on a form furnished by the commissioner. 
The 
application fee is nonrefundable. A person may file no more than one application. A 
person who submits more than one application is disqualified from the selection of 
permittees. The application must be accompanied by an application fee of: 
A. 
For a resident: 
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(1) &¥en Fifteen dollars for a one-chance application; or 
(2) TVlelve dollai's for a 3 chance application. A resident must possess a valid 
big game hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 3 chance application; and 
(3) Twenty two dollai's for a 6 chance application. A resident must possess a 
valid big game hunting lieense to be eligible to pUfehase a 6 chance application; 
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B. For a nonresident: 
. (1) Fifteen dollars for a one-chance application; 
(2) Twenty-five dollars for a 3-chance application; 
(3) Thirty-five dollars for a 6-chance application; and 
(4) Fifty-five dollars for a 10-chance application; mUltiple 10-chance options 
may be purchased. 
A clerk or agent appointed by the commissioner under section 10801 may process an 
application under this subsection. The clerk or agent shall charge a fee of $2 for each 
application under this subsection processed by that clerk or agent. 
The commissioner shall allow an applicant to indicate that that applicant does not want to 
receive a moose permit pursuant to the application but wishes to receive the 
corresponding points under subsection 8 for that application. 
Sec.4. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
7. Subpermittees. An applicant for a moose permit may indicate on the application 
filed pursuant to subsection 6 the name of a subpermittee-designate and the name of an 
alternate subpermittee-designate. 
If the applicant is issued a moose permit under 
subsection 9 and upon application to the commissioner, the permittee may change that 
person's subpermittee-designate or alternate subpermittee-designate until 30 days prior to 
the start of the moose hunting season for which the permit was issued. Thirty days prior 
to the start of the applicable moose hunting season, the subpermittee-designate becomes a 
subpermittee and the. The permittee may authorize the subpermittee to participate in the 
moose hunt with the pennittee. 
The permittee may authorize the alternate 
subpermittee-designate to participate in the hunt in place of the subpermittee-designate if 
the permittee notifies the department of the authorization at least 5 business days prior to 
the first day of the moose season, in which case the alternate subpermittee-designate 
becomes the sUbpermittee. The permittee may choose not to authorize a subpermittee to 
participate in the hunt. 
A. A person may not sell a sUbpermittee or an alternate subpermittee designation. 
B. A person who violates paragraph A commits a Class E crime. 
Sec.5. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
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8. Point system for public chance drawing. A person accumulates points as 
follows for each consecutive year that person purchases an application for a moose 
hunting permit but is not selected to receive a permit: 
A. One point each year for the first 5 years; 
B. Two points each year for years 6 to 10; and 
C. Three points each year after the 10th year. 
Each point entitles an applicant to one chance in the public chance drawing. A person's 
accumulated points are eliminated and that person begins to accumulate points anew if 
that person fails to purchase a new chance in any 2 consecutive years. 
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§l1,~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
B. A person who applies for a moose hunting permit under this subsection is subject 
to the eligibility provisions of subsection 5, e'wept that a successful applicant is not 
required to vf8:it 2 years in order to obtain another permit.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report and replaces the bill. It does the following: 
1. It limits the number of chances a resident may purchase for the moose hunting 
permit lottery to one and reduces the number of moose hunting permit lottery chances 
contained in a super pack license from 6 to one; 
2. It modifies the point system for the moose hunting permit lottery to improve a 
person's chances in the lottery the longer that person has stayed in the lottery and has not 
received a moose hunting permit; 
3. It removes the 2-year wait period for a person who received a moose hunting 
permit; 
4. It allows a person to indicate on the moose hunting pennit application that that 
person does not want to receive a moose permit for that year but wants to continue to 
accrue chances in the moose hunting permit lottery; 
5. 
It allows an applicant for a moose hunting permit to change that person's 
subpermittee or alternate subpermittee after the applicant has received a moose hunting 
permit. Current law requires an applicant for a moose hunting permit to designate that 
person's subpermittee and alternate subpermittee at the time of the application; and 
6. It prohibits the sale of the moose hunting permit subpermittee or alternate 
subpermittee designation and makes a violation of that prohibition a Class E crime. 
FISCAL ~OTE R£(JLlRED 
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LD291 
LR 1141(03) 
An Act Regarding Eligibility for the Moose Lottery 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" 0., 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net revenue impact - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class E crimes. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation eliminates the 3-chance and 6-chance moose application option for residents, allows people to 
accumulate points during years the person applies and does not receive a permit, allows people to use these points for 
additional chances in the moose permit lottery and allows people who are ineligible for a permit to continue 
purchasing applications in order to accumulate points for future lotteries. The Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife indicates there should be no net effect on General Fund revenue as a result of these provisions. 
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