An Act To Promote the Northern Maine Economy and Support Maine's Sporting Camp Tradition
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0738
Committee Amendment CA_A_S305 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11154

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 276, L.D. 738, Bill, "An Act To 
Promote the Northern Maine Economy and Support Maine's Sporting Camp Tradition" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Promote the Maine Economy and Support Maine's Sporting Camp 
Tradition' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§14 is enacted to read: 
14. Permits for hunting lodges. In any year in which the total number of moose 
permits available as determined by the commissioner under subsection 2 for the public 
chance drawing under subsection 9 exceeds 3,140, 10% of the pennits exceeding 3,140 
must be allocated through a chance drawing separate from the chance drawing under 
subsection 9 to hunting outfitters in accordance with this subsection. The fee for a moose 
hunting permit under this subsection is $1,500. 
A. 
For the purposes of this subsection, "hunting outfitter" means a person who 
operates an eating and lodging place licensed under Title 22, chapter 562 and who 
provides package deals that include food, lodging and the services of a guide licensed 
under chapter 927 for the purpose of hunting. 
B. A hunting outfitter may sell or transfer a pennit allocated under this subsection 
only once, and only under the following conditions: 
(1) The sale or transfer must be part of a package deal that includes the food and 
lodging to be provided by the hunting outfitter to the person receiving the permit; 
(2) 
The person receiving the pennit from the hunting outfitter must be 
accompanied during the hunt by a guide licensed under chapter 927; and 
(3) The hunting outfitter must notify the depmiment of the identity of the person 
receiving the pennit. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to S.P. 276, L.D. 738 
C. A hunting outfitter may be allocated more than one permit. 
D. A permit allocated under this subsection may be used only for the year, season, 
sex and wildlife management district for which the pennit is issued. 
E. Permits allocated under this subsection may not exceed 10% of the total permits 
issued per year for each season, sex and wildlife management district permit type. 
F. An individual may hunt with a permit sold or transferred under this subsection 
only if that individual is otherwise eligible to obtain and hunt with a permit under 
subsection 5. 
G. If proceeds in any year from the auction authorized under subsection 11 are less 
than $107,000, proceeds from the chance drawing conducted pursuant to this 
subsection must be used to fund youth conservation education programs as provided 
under subsection 11 up to $107,000. The remainder must be deposited in the Moose 
Research and Management Fund under section 10263. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. It creates a new moose hunting pennit 
lottery system for hunting outfitters, who may sell or transfer the pennits as part of an 
eating, lodging and hunting package. The pennits made available for this lottery, if any, 
will come from 10% of the number of pem1its that exceed 3,140, which is the total 
number of moose hunting permits issued in 2010. 
Individuals hunting with permits 
issued under this system must hunt with a licensed Maine guide. Proceeds of the new 
lottery system will be allocated to youth conservation education programs under certain 
conditions and any remainder will be allocated to the Moose Research and Management 
Fund. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQliIRED 
(See attacbed) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/17/13 ;tvac:. 
LD738 
LR 1375(02) 
An Act To Promote the Northern Maine Economy and Support Maine's Sporting Camp Tradition 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for BiII as Amended by Committee AmendmentJ\:"6"-30S) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$10,374 
$10,374 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$10,374 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$10,374 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($10,374) 
$88,500 
($10,374) 
$88,500 
($10,374) 
$88,500 
($10,374) 
$88,500 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation creates a moose hunting permit lottery system for hunting outfitters and will result in an increase in 
Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of$88,500 beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 to the Department oflnland 
Fisheries and Wildlife. It also reduces General Fund revenue by $10,374 beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 from 
dedicating these permit fees. 
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