An Act to Reduce
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0866
Committee Amendment CA_A_H521 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 552, L.D. 866, "An Act to Reduce 
Posting of Hunting Lands by Providing Free Antlerless Deer Pennits to Certain 
Landowners Who Keep Their Lands Open to Hunting" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Implement a 
Landowner Antlerless Deer Permit Gift Program' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting tlie following: • 
'Sec. 1. Program established. Resolved: That the Depa1tment oflnland Fisheries 
and Wildlife shall establish and implement a landowner antlerless deer permit gift program, 
referred to in this resolve as "the program," under which a person may purchase an 
antlerless deer permit for a landowner for $12 as a gesture of appreciation for a landowner 
that allows hunting on the landowner's land. 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 1, 2027, the Depa1tment of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall submit a rep01t to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters that includes an 
overview of the program and any suggested recommendations for legislative changes. The 
repo1t must also include a description of the ways the depa1tment has engaged with and 
shown appreciation to landowners that allow hunting on those landowners' prope1ties and 
the outreach conducted by the depa1tment to encourage hunters to show appreciation to 
landowners that allow hunting on those landowners' prope1ties. The committee may repo1t 
out a bill related to the repo1t to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The amendment directs the 
Depa1tment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish and implement a landowner 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 552, L.D, 866 
antler less deer permit gift program, Under the program, a person may purchase an antlerless 
deer permit for $12 for a landowner that allows hunting on that landowner's property as a 
gesture of appreciation. The amendment directs the department to report back to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife 
matters by Januaiy 1, 2027 with an update on the program and other outreach activities 
related to landowners. The report may include recommendations for legislative changes. 
The amendment authorizes the committee to report out a bill based on the rep01t to the 
133rd Legislature in 2027, 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/29/25 L-RL-
LD866 
LR 743(02) 
An Act to Reduce Posting of Hunting Lands by Providing Free Antlerless Deer Permits to Certain 
Landowners Who Keep Their Lands Open to Hunting 
Fiscal Note for.Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A, (H,,..-5 2-/1 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
) 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife from the provisions of this bill are expected to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resotfrces, 
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