An Act To Eliminate Funding To Reduce Deer Predation
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0970
Committee Amendment CA_A_H362 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10107-A, 12 MRSA §10264

"FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 11-' to H.P. 684, L.D. 970, Bill, "An Act To 
Eliminate Funding To Reduce Deer Predation" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10107-A, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 381, §3, is 
amended to read: 
6. 
Work with others. 
The department's efforts to work with interest groups 
regarding predator oostrol deer habitat enhancement. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10264, as amended by PL 2011, c. 668, §3, is further amended 
to read: 
§10264. Maine Deer Management Fund 
The Maine Deer Management Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is 
established within the department as a nonlapsing fund to be used by the commissioner to 
fund or assist in funding predator oostrol aHd to enhanoe deer habitat enhancement. The 
commissioner shall establish on the department's online licensing system ~ checkoff 
options option that allew illiows a person to donate money for predator control or deer 
habitat enhancement. The checkoff options option must be prominently displayed and 
contain web links to information about how the checkoff revenues have been and will be 
used. The commissioner shall also print in a prominent place on every paper application 
for a hunting license ~ checkoff optiOHS option that allew allows a person to donate 
money to the fund for predator control or deer habitat enhancement. Revenues from the 
oheokoffs checkoff must be deposited in the fund and used for purposes indicated by the 
oheokoffs checkoff. 
Notwithstanding section 10801, subsection 4, $2 of each deer registration fee 
collected under section 1230 I-A, subsection 3, paragraph C must be deposited in the 
fund. Fifty peroest All of the funds deposited in the fund from the deer registration fees 
must be used for predator oOHtrol purposes and 50% of the deposited fees fRtlst be used to 
enhance deer habitat. The commissioner may accept and deposit into the fund monetary 
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gifts, donations or other contributions from public or private sources for the purposes 
specified in this section. The fund must be held separate and apart from all other money, 
funds and accounts. The department shall report annually to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters on the 
fund and its utilization. 
Sec. 3. Predator control program; funding. The Commissioner of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife shall use any funding provided by Public Law 2011, chapters 381 
and 666 to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for coyote predator control 
only for deer habitat enhancement purposes.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, eliminates funding to 
control deer predation. The amendment directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife to redirect all money provided to the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife for predator control, including funds contained in the Maine Deer Management 
Fund, to deer habitat enhancement. 
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