An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0630
Committee Amendment CA_C_H660 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11110

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "t" to H.P. 446, L.D. 630, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Prohibit Third Parties from Facilitating Transfers of Moose Permits for 
Consideration' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and insetting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11110, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015, c. 301, §14, is 
amended to read: 
§11110. Transfer of hunting areas or zones 
1. Transfer permitted. A person who has been assigned a designated hunting area, 
zone or season by the department for purposes of hunting a game animal may exchange 
that designated zone, area or season with another person assigned a different hunting 
zone, area or season for the same game animal for purposes of hunting that same game 
animal. The depmtment may assist in the exchange to ensure that the permit holders meet 
the requirements of section 10756, but the State bears no responsibility for enforcing the 
terms of the exchange between the permit holders. The commissioner may adopt rules to 
implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules 
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
2. 
Tr11nsfer of moose permit for eonsideflltion prohibited. 
Notwithstanding 
subseotion 1, the holder of a moose pem1it vlho has been assigned a designated hunting 
area, zone or season by the department may not exehange that designated zone, area or 
season \.Yith another person assigned a different hunting zone, area or season for any 
oonsideration other than the other person's different hunting zone, area or seasOR. A 
person wflo violates this subseetion commits a Class D orime. 
3. Facilitating for consideration transfer of a moose permit prohibited. A person 
may not facilitate for consideration the exchange of moose permits between holders of 
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moose permits who are exchanging those permits pursuant to subsection 1. For purposes 
of this subsection, "facilitate for consideration" means to directly receive compensation or 
something of value solely as patt of an exchange of moose permits. A person who 
violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority rep01t of the committee, replaces the bill. 
Like the bill, the amendment repeals the prohibition on exchanging moose pennits 
between permit holders for consideration, but, unlike the bill, the amendment does not 
direct the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish an online transfer 
system for permits. The amendment clarifies that the State bears no responsibility for 
enforcing the terms of the exchange between the permit holders. The amendment also 
prohibits persons other than the holders of moose petmits who are exchanging those 
permits from facilitating the exchange for consideration and defines "facilitate for 
consideration" to mean to directly receive compensation or something of value solely as 
patt of the exchange of moose permits. The amendment establishes that a person who 
facilitates for consideration an exchange of moose permits commits a Class E crime. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED . 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 01/26/18 feac 
LD 630 
LR 1282(09) 
An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •G( H 
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Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue impact - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Eliminates Class D crimes; Establishes new Class E crimes 
These changes may impact General Fund fine revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to implement the provisions of this bill are 
anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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