An Act
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1016
Committee Amendment CA_A_H359 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
Regarding the Buying and Selling of Animal Parts" 
714, L.D. 1016, Bill, "An Act 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in the first blocked paragraph in the first 
line (page 2, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "bought or sold under this 
subsection may not be attached to" and inserting the following: 'permitted to be bought 
or sold under this subsection may not be attached to any other parts of the' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in the blocked paragraph in the first line 
(page 2, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following "E" and inserting the following: 
'BD' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 26 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 'commercially' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 2 in paragraph B in the first line (page 2, 
line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"Buy" and inserting the following: 
'Commercially buy' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 2 in the blocked paragraph in the 2nd line 
(page 2, line 34 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "attached to" the following: 
'any other parts of the' 
Amend the bill in section 7 in paragraph A by inserting at the end a new blocked 
paragraph to read: 
'All data submitted to the commissioner as part of the record is for scientific purposes 
only and is confidential and not a public record within the meaning of Title 1, chapter 
13, subchapter 1, except that the commissioner may disclose data collected under this 
paragraph for law enforcement purposes or if the data is released in a form that is 
statistical or general in nature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A .. to H.P. 714, L.D. 1016 
1. It clarifies that wild animal parts permitted to be bought and sold under the bill 
may not be attached to other parts of the animal. 
2. It provides that a hide dealer's license is required to commercially buy, sell, barter 
or trade certain parts of animals or to buy, sell, barter or trade for any purpose, 
commercial or noncommercial, bear gall bladders, raw unfinished moose antlers and raw 
unfinished deer antlers. 
3. It adds a confidentiality provision relating to reporting requirements for hide 
dealers to protect proprietary information. 
4. It changes the class of crime for engaging in certain activities without a hide 
dealer's license from a Class E crime to a Class D crime. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06102/13 
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LD 1016 
LR449(02) 
An Act Regarding the Buying and Selling of Animal Parts 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment itCH ~ 3S~ 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Increases the class of a crime from a Class E crime to a Class D crime. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife associated with the provisions of this legislation 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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