An Act To Eliminate Permits for Turkey Hunting and To Expand Turkey Hunting
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0781
Committee Amendment CA_A_S103 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11109, 12 MRSA §11155, 12 MRSA §11701

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 279, L.D. 781, Bill, "An Act To 
Eliminate Permits for Turkey Hunting and To Expand Turkey Hunting" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Expand Turkey Hunting Opportunities' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§3, ~C, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, 
§4, is further amended to read: 
C. A resident small game hunting license, for a person 16 years of age or older, 
which permits hunting for all legal species except deer, bear, tw=lrey, moose, raccoon 
and bobcat, is $14. 
Sec.2. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§3, ~~G and K, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, 
Pt. 00, §2, are further amended to read: 
G. A nonresident small game hunting license, which permits hunting of all legal 
species except deer, bear, ffifkey, moose, raccoon and bobcat, is $74. 
K. An alien small game hunting license, which permits hunting of all species except 
deer, bear, tuTkey, moose, raccoon and bobcat, is $79. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11155, sub-§I-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §11, 
is amended to read: 
I-A. Eligibility; license required. A person who possesses a valid license to hunt 
big game or small game may obtain a permit to hunt for wild turkey from the 
commissioner or an authorized agent. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §11701, sub-§I, ~, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 387, §3, is 
amended to read: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 279, L.D. 781 
B. A person to hunt from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.,......Thts 
paragraph is repealed August 1,2016; and 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §11701, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 387, §3, is amended 
to read: 
2. Fall seasons. Beginning with the ~ 
2016 fall open season, the commissioner 
shall establish by rule -a- 2: fall open seaseft seasons for hunting wild turkeys. Unless the 
commissioner determines that sound management principles require otherwise, the rule 
must establish --a- 2: fall open seaseft seasons that includes include the month of October 
and a week in the month of November and allow a person to take up to a total of 2 wild 
turkeys over both seasons regardless of sex without any additional fee for the taking of a 
2nd wild turkey. 
Sec. 6. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1,2016.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which eliminates wild turkey pennit requirements. 
Current law requires that a person hold a big game license to be eligible to purchase a· 
wild turkey permit. This amendment makes. the holder of a small game license also 
eligible to hold a wild turkey permit. It also directs the COlmnissioner of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife to establish a November wild turkey hunting season that is in addition to the 
current fall wild turkey hunting season in October. The amendment eliminates the bill's 
provisions regarding registration of wild turkeys. The amendment provides an effective 
date ofJanuary 1, 2016. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/28/15 
~ac. 
LD781 
LR 419(02) 
An Act To Eliminate Permits for Turkey Hunting and To Expand Turkey Hunting 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "R-'(S-IOi) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional revenue to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife from allowing the holders of small game 
hunting licenses to purchase permits to hunt wild turkeys starting January 1,2016 is expected to be minor. 
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