An Act to Clarify and Correct Inland Fisheries and W Ildlife Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0131
Committee Amendment CA_A_S216 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10206, 12 MRSA §11109-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " Jr'' to SP 70, L D 131, "An Act to Clarify and 
Correct Inland Fisheries and W Ildlife Laws" 
Amend the bill by msertmg after sect10n 1 the followmg 
'Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10206, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2015, c 245, § 1, 1s amended 
to read 
Spee1es Fish and WIidlife Management Educatmn Fund The department shall 
deposit $1 of every huntmg license and trappmg license fee collected pursuant to sections 
11109, 11109-A and 12201 ma separate account w1thm the department, to be known as 
the 8pec1es Fish and Wildhfe Management Educat10n Fund The fund 1s nonlapsmg The 
department shall use money m the fund on an annual basts to educate the pubhc on the 
management of game species of fish and w1ldhfe and to commumcate with the pubhc about 
department programs The department may contract with a private entity to provide this 
education Educat10n provided pursuant to this section ffitlSt may mclude mformat10n about 
how huntmg and fishmg helps help to manage specific species 
The department may 
contmue its activities pursuant to this subsection durmg ballot m1tiat1ve campaigns 
concemmg fish and wildhfe issues ' 
Amend the bill by strikmg out all of section 3 
Amend the bill m sect10n 4 m paragraph D m the 8th and 9th Imes (page 1, Imes 3 8 
and 39 m L D) by strikmg out the followmg ", except when a test was reqmred pursuant 
to subsection +l- 11-A" and msertmg the followmg ', C:}C:Cept whea a test vtas reqmred 
pursuant to subsectwa 11' 
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Amend the bill by strikmg out all of sect10n 6 
Amend the bill by strikmg out all of section 9 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §11109-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2023, c 49, § 1 and 
affected by §3, 1s further amended to read 
3. Banzest ef 6 deeF Deer harvest authorizations. Notw1thstandmg section 11501, 
a super pack license authonzes the holder to take 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" fr " to SP 70, L D 131 ( S ·'Z/ te_,) 
A One deer durmg either the regular open firearm season or the regular archery season 
or the special muzzle-loadmg season m accordance with sections 11401, 11403 and 
11404, respectively, and 
B One deer m aeeordB:Hee vnth subseetrnn 2 A, paragraph A, and 
C Three antlerless deer and one deer of either sex durmg the special archery season 
m accordance with sect10n 11402, subsection 4 ' 
Amend the bill m section 18 m the last lme (page 4, lme 21 m L D ) by stnkmg out the 
followmg "takes" and msertmg the followmg 'and that section of this Act that amends 
Title 12, sect10n 11109-A, subsect10n 3 take' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the reqmrement that a person mvolved m a huntmg mcident 
or a watercraft, snowmobile or all-terram vehicle crash submit to a mandatory chemical 
test and removes references to that requirement 
The amendment renames the Species Management Education Fund the Fish and 
W ildhfe Management Education Fund and allows fundmg to be used for education on the 
management of fish and wildlife and to commumcate with the pubhc about department 
programs The amendment also removes the reqmrement m current law that education 
provided under the fund must mclude mfonnat10n about how huntmg and fishmg help to 
manage specific species 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/05/23 ~ae 
LD 131 
LR 98(02) 
An Act to Clarify and Correct Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "tfl s~ z )~ 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
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Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Any additional costs to the Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife from the prov1S1ons of this bill are expected to 
be mmor and can be absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
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