An Act To Simplify and Encourage the Sale of Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0229
Committee Amendment CA_A_H523 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to H.P. 190, L.D. 229, Bill, "An 
Simplify and Encourage the Sale of Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Permits" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1. 
Act To 
Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 3, lines 30 to 38 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'5. Hunter permit transfers. A junior Bunter or a person 65 years of age or older 
resident may take an antlerless deer if a person another resident who holds a valid 
antler1ess deer permit transfers the permit to tBe junior Bunter or persoH 65 years of age or 
elder that resident by identifying the name,age and address of the transferee on the 
permit as well as any other information reasonably requested by the commissioner and 
then returns the permit to the de:partrnent prior to the start of the firearm season on deer. 
A nonresident may take an antlerless deer if another nonresident who holds a valid 
anterless deer permit transfers the permit to that nonresident by identifying the name and 
address of the transferee on the permit as well as any other information reasonably 
requested by the commissioner and then returns the permit to the department prior to the 
start of the firearm season on dt:er. The commissioner shall record the ~ transfer under 
this subsection and return the permit to the jUHior bunter or perSOH 65 years of age or 
elder transferee. A valid permit must be in the possession of the transferee in order for 
the transferee to take an antlerless deer.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 and 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. Updating of thl! Maine Online Sportsman's Electronic System. 
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall survey users of its online system 
for purchasing licenses and registrations, known as the Maine Online Sportsman's 
Electronic System, and, based en the information obtained from those users, develop a 
plan for updating that system. 
The plan must focus on updating the system's user 
interface and provide options for online renewal of trapping licenses and guide licenses. 
The department shall submit its plan, together with a proposed budget for implementing 
the plan, to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by December 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. \90, L.D. 229 
1, 2013. The committee may report out a bill related to the subject matter of the report to 
the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. ' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following: 
'Sec. 7. 
Lifetime licenses; study established. 
The Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife shall commission an actuarial review of expanding the availability 
of lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. The department shall submit a report with the 
findings, along with an explanation of the study methodology and any proposed 
modifications to the lifetime license system, to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife by February 1,2014. The committee may report out a bill related 
to the subject matter ofthe report to the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. 
Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Licensing Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0531 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for an actuarial study to review expanding the 
availability of lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2013-14 
$10,000 
$10,000 
2014-15 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. 
Removes the sections of the bill that extend the lifetime license system and 
establish a task force to reduce the number of licenses and permits; 
2. Modifies the provisions of the bill allowing any person, regardless of age, to 
transfer an antlerless deer permit to another person to clarify that a resident may transfer a 
permit only to another resident and a nonresident may transfer a permit only to another 
nonresident; 
3. Modifies the provisions of the bill that require the Department of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife to develop a plan for updating its online system for persons to purchase 
licenses and registrations to require that the plan be based on a user survey, to require that 
it focus on the user interface and provide options for online renewal of trapping and guide 
licenses and to extend the date for completion of the plan to December 1,2013; 
4. Adds a provision directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to 
commission an actuarial review of expanding the lifetime license system for hunting and 
fishing licenses issued by the department. The department must submit a report with the 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. \90, L.D. 229 
findings, along with an explanation of the study methodology and any proposed 
modifications to the lifetime license system, to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife during the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature. The 
committee may report out a bill related to the subject matter of the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 126th Legislature; and 
5. Adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
F'ISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMI-rTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/14/13 :tv'ac:.. 
LD229 
LR 781(02) 
An Act To Simplify and Encourage the Sale of Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Permits 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A'lH -5.;13) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$10,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife of $10,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 for an actuarial study to review expanding the availability of lifetime 
hunting and fishing licenses. Funding exists within this account to cover the allocation. Additional costs to the 
department associated with surveying users of the licensing system and developing a plan to update the system can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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