An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0630
Committee Amendment CA_A_H312 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §11110

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" 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 inserting 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'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11110, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015, c, 301, §14, is 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 department may assist in the transfer 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. 
Transfer of moose permit for eonsideration prohibited. Not\Yithstanding 
subsection 1, the holder of a moose permit vr-ho has been assigned a designated hunting 
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area, zone or season by the department may not omlhange that designated zone, area or 
season vrith another person assigned a different hunting zone, area or sea.son for any 
eonsideration other than the other person's different hunting zone, area or season. A 
person who violates this subseetion eommits a. Glass D erime. 
3. Facilitating transfer of a moose permit for consideration prohibited. A person 
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may not facilitate the exchange of moose permits between holders of moose permits who 
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are exchanging those permits pursuant to subsection 1. 
A person who violates this 
subsection commits a Class E crime.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The bill repeals the prohibition on transferring a 
moose permit for consideration and directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife to establish an online transfer system for permits. The amendment removes the 
provision of the bill that directs the department to establish an online transfer system for 
permits, but, like the bill, the amendment repeals the prohibition on transferring moose 
permits for consideration. This amendment prohibits persons other than the holders of 
moose permits who are exchanging hunting zones, areas or seasons to facilitate the 
exchange for any consideration. The amendment establishes that a person who facilitates 
an exchange of moose permits commits a Class E crime. The amendment clarifies that the 
State bears no responsibility for enforcing the terms of an exchange between the permit 
holders. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/15/17 feac 
LD630 
LR 1282(04) 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~ [ H .-3 f d 
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 
Establishes new Class E crimes. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife as a result of assisting hunters in the transfer 
of moose hunting permits between different hunting areas, zones or seasons are anticipated to be minor and can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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