An Act Regarding the Baiting of Deer
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1804
Committee Amendment CA_A_S417 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10659, 12 MRSA §10902, 12 MRSA §11452

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to S.P. 610, L.D. 1804, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding the Baiting of Deer" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 
MRSA §10659, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 225, §1, is 
amended to read: 
2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Glass E erime a civil 
violation for which a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 may be adjudged. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10902, sub-§7-C, as amended by PL 2017, c. 355, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
7-C. Hunting deer over bait. A hunting license of a person eonvieted adjudicated 
of placing or hunting over bait in violation of section 11452, subsection 1 must be 
revoked, and that person is ineligible to obtain a hunting license as follows: 
A. 
For a first offense, for a period of one year from the date of eonvietion 
adjudication; and 
B. For a 2nd offense, for a period of2 years from the date of eonvietion adjudication. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11452, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §171 
and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Glass E erime civil 
violation for which a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 may be adjudged.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft. The amendment changes 
the penalty from a Class E crime to a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 
nor more than $1,000 may be adjudged for the following violations: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 610, L.D. 1804 ( , 
1. Placing salt or any other bait or food to entice deer from June 1st to the start of an 
open hunting season on deer and, if all open hunting seasons on deer are closed before 
December 15th, from the close of the last open hunting season on deer to December 15th; 
and 
2. Hunting from an observation stand or blind overlooking salt, grain, fruit, nuts or 
other foods known to be attractive to deer during an open hunting season on deer. 
For consistency in language, the amendment makes a technical change to the 
provision regarding license revocation for hunting deer over bait to clarify that the 
revocation commences on the date of adjudication. 
Nothing in the amendment impedes the authority of the Commissioner of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife to suspend or impose penalties for violations of laws regarding the 
placing of bait for the purpose of enticing deer or regarding the hunting of deer over bait. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQLIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/06/20 frac 
LD 1804 
LR 2532(02) 
An Act Regarding the Baiting of Deer 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''A" [-s~Y/7) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net cost impact - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Minor reduction of workload associated with the minimal number of cases that will no longer be filed in the court 
system. 
Reductions in the collection of fine and/or fee revenue may decrease General Fund and other dedicated revenue by 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a result of changes to the penalties for 
violations of laws regarding the placing of bait for the purpose of enticing deer or regarding the hunting of deer over 
bait arc anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2532(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I