An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0558
Committee Amendment CA_A_H91 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11154

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ft,' to H.P. 400, L.D. 558, Bill, 
Improve Moose Hunting" 
"An Act To 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
emergency clause and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2011, c. 370, §5, is further 
amended to read: 
5. Eligibility. Except as provided in this subsection, a resident, nonresident or alien 
who is eligible to obtain a Maine hunting license or who will be eligible to obtain a 
Maine hunting license by the opening day of the open moose season is eligible to apply 
for a moose hunting permit. Begim1ing in 2011, a person who has obtained a moose 
hunting permit is ineligible to obtain another permit until 3 years have elapsed after the 
issuance of the last permit. 
This limitation does not apply to subpermittees under 
subsection 7. A person under 10 years of age on the opening day of the open moose 
season is eligible to apply for a moose hunting permit and may accrue points under 
subsection 8 but is ineligible to receive a moose hunting permit. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2011, c. 370, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
7. Subpermittees. An applicant for a moose permit may indicate on the application 
filed pursuant to subsection 6 the name of a subpennittee-designate and the name of an 
altemate subpermittee-designate. A person under 10 years of age on the opening day of 
the open moose season may not be a subpermittee-designate or alternate subpe1mittee-
designate. If the applicant is issued a moose pe1mit under subsection 9 and upon 
application 
to 
the 
commissioner, 
the 
pe1mittee 
may 
change 
that person's 
subpermittee-designate or alternate subpermittee-designate until 30 days prior to the stait 
of the moose hunting season for which the pennit was issued. Thirty days prior to the 
start of the applicable moose hunting season, the subpermittee-designate becomes a 
subpermittee. The pennittee may authorize the subpermittee to participate in the moose 
hunt 
with 
the 
permittee. 
The 
pe1mittee 
tnay 
authorize 
the 
alternate 
subpermittee-designate to patticipate in the hunt in place of the subpermittee-designate if 
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"to H.P. 400, L.D. 558 
the permittee notifies the department of the authorization at least 5 business days prior to 
the first day of the moose season, in which case the alternate subpermittee-designate 
becomes the subpermittee. The permittee may choose not to authorize a subpennittee to 
participate in the hunt. 
A. A person may not sell a subpermittee or an alternate subpermittee designation. 
B. A person who violates paragraph A commits a Class E crime.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that hunters under 10 years of age on the opening day of 
the open moose season are eligible to apply for a moose hunting pennit and may accrue 
points in the public chance drawing for moose permits but are not eligible to receive a 
moose hunting pennit. The amendment prohibits a person under 10 years of age on the 
opening day of the open moose season from being a subpennittee-designate or alternate 
su bpermittee-designate. 
iiSCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See 11ttaebed) 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/14/17 :?Hae 
LD 558 
LR 453(02) 
An Act To Improve Moose Hunting 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A' 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
This bill allows individuals younger than 10 to apply for, but not be eligible to be issued, an open moose season 
permit in order to accrue points for the public chance drawing. Any additional costs to the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife as result of this bill are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. Any additional revenue to the General Fund from additional application fees is expected to be minor. 
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