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Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-01 - Scope of Rules

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules shall apply to the trapping, take, possession,
				  transportation and registration of furbearing animals that can be legally
				  trapped in Maine, except for those areas closed to trapping described in
				  Chapter 925, subchapter 1.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-02 - Table of Contents

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
17.03
-
				Definitions
17.04
-
				General Information for Trapping of Upland Game and Furbearing
				Animals
17.05
-
				Statewide General Trapping Season
17.06
- Seasons and Specific
				Information for Trapping of Furbearing Animals
17.07
- Registration of Furbearing
				Animals
17.08
- Types
				and Size of Traps
17.09
- Location and Preparation of Traps
17.10
- Fur Registration Agents and
				Tagging Operations
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-04 - General Information for Trapping of Upland Game and Furbearing Animals

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
General Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their
				  possession, at any time, any wild bird or wild animal, or part thereof, taken
				  in violation of these regulations. There shall be a closed season for the
				  hunting or trapping of any wild bird or wild animal for which an open season is
				  not herein specifically provided or that is provided by law.
2.
Limits
No person shall hunt, trap or have in their possession at any
				  time more than the numerical limits of any given species of upland game or
				  furbearing animal which are specifically set forth in these regulations.
3.
Keeping Upland Game and
				Furbearing Animals Alive
No person shall keep alive any upland game or furbearing
				  animal which such person has taken, whether by hunting or trapping, except in
				  accordance with the provisions of
				  12 M.R.S.
				  §12152 and §
										12261 as amended, providing, among
				  other things, for the issuance of permits for such purposes by the Commissioner
				  of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
4.
Incidental Catch of Lynx
Any lynx caught incidentally, whether dead or alive, during
				  any trapping season must be reported to a game warden or biologist of the
				  department as soon as possible and prior to removing the animal from the trap,
				  unless a department official cannot be reached in time to prevent injury to the
				  lynx. Any lynx released under this provision must be reported to the department
				  within 24 hours from the time it was discovered.
5.
Incidental Catch of Other
				Species
Any other furbearing animal caught incidentally during a
				  closed season for that species must be immediately released alive, or, if found
				  dead in the trap, must be reported to a game warden as soon as possible and
				  prior to removal of the animal from the trap and trap site location except as
				  otherwise provided within this chapter. Any such incidental catch found dead in
				  the trap must be turned over to a game warden or biologist of the department
				  within 48 hours from the time it was discovered.
6.
Gray Squirrel Prohibition on
				Trapping in Certain Areas
No person shall hunt or trap gray squirrels on any land which
				  have been dedicated as a public or private park or which are within the limits
				  of compact or built-up portions of any city or town.
7.
Destruction of Beaver and Muskrat
				House, Dams or Dens
No person except agents of the Commissioner or someone
				  authorized by the department may damage, destroy, or disturb any beaver house,
				  beaver dam, muskrat house, or muskrat den. However, in accordance with
				  Title 38
				  §480 a person may be authorized to
				  remove a beaver dam without a permit.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-05 - Statewide General Trapping Season

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Statewide General Trapping Season
Date Season Open
Species
Location
Bobcat
Coyote
Fisher
Fox
Marten
Mink
Muskrat
Opossum
Otter
Raccoon
Red Squirrel
Skunk
Weasel
Opens the Sunday preceding the
							 1st day of the regular firearm season on deer
							 through December 31st annually.
Statewide
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-07 - Registration of Furbearing Animals

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Data
				Collection; Mandatory Submission of Teeth
A.
Bear -
Whenever a bear is
				presented for registration a premolar tooth must be removed from the bear and
				submitted to the department by the person presenting the bear for
				registration.
B.
Bobcat
				-
Whenever a bobcat is presented for registration, a lower lateral
				incisor, lower canine, or the lower jaw must be submitted to the department by
				the person presenting the bobcat for registration. There shall be a tissue
				sample provided (from either the tongue or a muscle) and the tissue and tooth
				sample shall be labeled. The label shall include the following information:
(1) Species
(2) Sex
(3) Seal number
C.
Fisher, Marten or River Otter
				-
Whenever fisher, marten, or otter are presented for tagging, the
				entire lower jaw or the lower canine must be submitted to the department by the
				person presenting the fisher, marten, or otter for registration. The tooth
				samples shall be labeled with the following information:
(1) Month and Year
(2) Sex
(3) Species
(4) Town of kill
Bear Transportation Tag
To meet the requirements of
				  12 M.R.S.
				  §11352, the tag for transporting a bear
				  must be a tag provided by the hunter or the department bearing the full name,
				  address, and hunting license number of the person harvesting the bear.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-08 - Types and Sizes of Traps

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. In WMDs 1, 2, 3, 4,
				5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11, animals may be trapped with:
A. Any common ordinary steel trap except no
				foothold trap may be used that has an inside jaw spread of more than 5 3/8
				inches, except a foothold trap with an inside jaw spread of more than 5 3/8
				inches may be used if it is set so as to be fully or partially covered by water
				at all times. Inside jaw spread is the distance, with the trap in the set
				position, from the inside center of one jaw (at the dog) to the inside center
				of the opposite jaw when measured directly across the center of the pan and
				perpendicular to the base plate.
B.
				Only killer-type traps with a jaw spread not to exceed 8 inches may be used, as
				provided within section
				17.09 paragraph 5 and 6. However,
				during the open season on beaver it shall be lawful to use a killer-type trap
				with a jaw spread larger than 8 inches if, when set, placed and tended, the
				trap is completely under water. Killer-type traps shall include Conibear traps
				and all other traps of that type. It shall be unlawful to use any trap with
				teeth on the jaws unless when set, placed and tended, the trap is completely
				covered with water.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-09 - Location and Preparation of Traps

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Prohibitions
A. No person shall
				stake, hook, fasten or position a trap at any trap site location in the fields,
				forests or waters of the state prior to the opening day of the trapping
				season.
B. No person shall make any
				advance preparation on the trapping grounds for the taking of beaver or muskrat
				previous to the open season on these animals.
C. No person shall use meat or fish as bait
				when trapping for beaver.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 17 - TRAPPING › Section 137-17-10 - Fur Registration Agents and Tagging Operations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Note:
All information related to becoming a fur
				  registration agent and the operation of a station is located within Department
				  of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Rule Chapter 16,
Hunting
.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 18 - STATE GAME FARM › Section 137-18-01 - Scope

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The term "game farm" shall include the Game Farm and the Dry
				  Mills hatchery and the land which they occupy.
*Operating season, hours, and admission fees: to be
				  established by policy decision of the Commissioner, which may be modified as
				  conditions warrant.
*(APA Office note: Was this section
				  repealed")
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 18 - STATE GAME FARM › Section 137-18-02 - Restrictions concerning use of the area

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. No
				fires are permitted except in authorized areas.
B. All waste and trash must be placed in
				containers provided.
C. No dogs or
				other pets will be allowed at the game farm.
D. Firearms; fireworks: The use of possession
				of firearms, fireworks, air arms, explosives, and/or weapons within the
				boundaries of the area is prohibited. The trapping, removal, molesting, injury,
				or damage to any animal or bird, or anything natural or physical, without
				proper authority, is strictly prohibited. This restriction does not apply to
				Department personnel on official business.
E. Liquor: No intoxicating beverages or drugs
				may be brought into, sold, or consumed upon game farm property.
F. Motor vehicles: It is prohibited to
				operate any motor driven vehicle within the boundaries of the game farm except
				on designated roads and in parking lots; some roads may be posted as closed.
				This restriction does not apply to Department, fire, rescue, or other emergency
				and service personnel on official business.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 19 - OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY › Section 137-19-01

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No motor vehicle, as defined in Title 29, MRSA, Section1,
				  sub-section 7 (does not include snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles),
				  permitted on ice on the following waters:
A. Nequasset Lake, Woolwich, Sagadahoc
				County
B. Auburn Lake, Auburn,
				Androscoggin County
C. Sebago Lake,
				Standish, Cumberland County (limited to posted area within two miles of the
				intake pipe of the Portland Water District).
D. Hall's Pond, Paris, Oxford
				County
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 20 - TAXIDERMY LICENSE › Section 137-20-01 - SCOPE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. No person may commercially engage in the
				art of taxidermy without first obtaining a valid and current taxidermist
				license from the Commissioner as authorized in 12 M.R.S. § 12953. A valid
				and current taxidermist license authorizes the licensee to receive and
				temporarily possess, for taxidermy purposes only, properly tagged fish and
				wildlife.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 20 - TAXIDERMY LICENSE › Section 137-20-02 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Taxidermy:
the art of
				preparing, stuffing and/or mounting the skins of fish, wildlife, or parts
				thereof, so as to make them appear lifelike.
2.
Raw Skins:
the unprocessed
				skins of fish or wildlife in their natural condition and not processed by any
				form of tanning.
3.
Skull
				Mount:
the preservation of bones, skulls and antlers to be free of
				tissue and odor.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 20 - TAXIDERMY LICENSE › Section 137-20-03 - CLASSIFICATION OF TAXIDERMY LICENSING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
General Classification:
a person who has met the qualifications to
				perform taxidermy on fish and wildlife, which include the Classifications
				within this section, 2 through 4.
2.
Mammals and
				HeadsClassification:
a person who has met the qualifications to perform
				taxidermy on all mammals and heads of mammals.
3.
Bird Classification:
a person
				who has met the qualifications to perform taxidermy on birds.
4.
Fish Classification:
a person
				who has met the qualifications to perform taxidermy on fish.
5.
Reptile and Amphibian
				Classification:
a person who has met the qualifications to perform
				taxidermy on reptiles and amphibians.
6.
Skull Mount, Bone, Antler
				Classification:
a person who has met the qualifications to prepare
				skulls for mounting including skeletal articulation.
7.
Freeze-Dried Classification:
a person who has met the qualifications to prepare fish, wildlife or parts
				thereof for preservation by utilizing the freeze-drying process.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 20 - TAXIDERMY LICENSE › Section 137-20-04 - ELIGIBILITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. A person who has been convicted of
				violating the conditions or authorizations of any state or federal fish and
				wildlife taxidermy permit or who has failed to submit the reports required by
				any previous taxidermy license is not eligible to apply for or renew a
				taxidermy license.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 20 - TAXIDERMY LICENSE › Section 137-20-05 - EXAMINATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Written
: Applicants must
				satisfactorily complete a written examination for each license classification
				for which they apply. A passing score on the written examination must be 70% or
				higher in each section of the examination. Applicants will be notified the day
				of the written exam(s) as to the results. Unsuccessful applicants must wait a
				minimum of 14 days before retesting. There are no written exams for the Skull
				and Bone, Reptile and Amphibian or the Freeze-Dried Classifications.
2.
Oral
: Applicants who
				successfully pass the written exam(s), will havean oral exam for each
				classification for which they apply. Unsuccessful applicants must wait a
				minimum of 30 days before retesting for that classification. The following
				species mounted by the applicant within the last three years must be presented
				for inspection at the oral examination:
A.
Bird applicant
: one native bird mount with feet and legs
				visible.
B.
Fish
				applicant
: one native fish mount.
C.
Mammal and Head applicant
:
				one native antlered whitetail deer head mount and one native small mammal no
				bigger than a fox.
D.
General
				applicant
: all of the above.
E.
Reptile and Amphibian:
one
				native reptile or amphibian.
F.
Skull and Bone applicant
: one skull.
G.
Freeze-Dried applicant:
any
				two native specimens from the following list: a small mammal, bird, fish,
				reptile or amphibian.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 20 - TAXIDERMY LICENSE › Section 137-20-06 - RECORD KEEPING AND COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT LICENSE HOLDERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. In accordance with 12 M.R.S. 12952 a
				current taxidermy license holder shall adhere to general record keeping
				requirements. Additionally, the license holder shall complete in their
				entirety, Department log books that contain specific information requirements.
				A taxidermist who fails to follow these requirements may be found incompetent
				or negligent in the practice of taxidermy and as a result may have their
				license suspended or revoked.
2.
				Complete work in a timely manner: based upon written agreement between the
				license holder and a customer, a taxidermist shall complete the end product in
				the time period agreed upon.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 20 - TAXIDERMY LICENSE › Section 137-20-07 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS AFTER A TAXIDERMIST IS NO LONGER LICENSED

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. It shall be unlawful
				for a person who was previously licensed as a taxidermist to keep fish and
				wildlife specimens belonging to customers who hired the taxidermist to complete
				a mount. The taxidermist is responsible for keeping adequate contact
				information for customers. The specimens must be returned to the rightful owner
				immediately if:
A. A person fails to renew
				their taxidermy license or
B. A
				person's taxidermy license is suspended or revoked.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 21 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION AGENTS › Section 137-21-01 - Scope of Rules

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules have been adopted pursuant to Title
				   12
				  MRSA,7035,
				  7072,
				  and
				  7074
				  and are applicable to the establishment and requirements of licensing and
				  registration agents for the purpose of issuing hunting, fishing, and trapping
				  licenses and permits and issuing boat, ATV, and snowmobile registrations on
				  behalf of the Commissioner.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 21 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION AGENTS › Section 137-21-02 - Agent Types and Authorities

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
There are two basic types of agents: MOSES agents and manual
				  agents.
MOSES agents will sell licenses through an Internet
				  connection to a centralized database using a PC and printer at the agent
				  location. MOSES is the acronym for Maine Online Sportsman's Electronic System,
				  which is the Departments electronic licensing, registration, and permitting
				  system. MOSES agents are eligible to issue hunting, fishing, and trapping
				  licenses and permits, and new and renewal boat, ATV, and snowmobile
				  registrations.
Manual agents may issue licenses and registrations using
				  preprinted paper forms. Manual agents are eligible to issue only hunting and
				  fishing licenses and boat, ATV, and snowmobile renewal
				  registrations.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 21 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION AGENTS › Section 137-21-05 - Agent Agreement Periods and Termination of Agent Services

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each agent must enter into an agreement with the Department
				  on a form prescribed by the Department. The location where sales of licenses
				  and registrations are allowed shall be stated in the Agreement. At the
				  commissioner's discretion, the commissioner may suspend an agent's MOSES
				  capabilities for violations of 3 (a-c) below with only e-mail notification of
				  the suspension. Agent agreements will be terminated in any of the following
				  events:
1. The agent no longer wishes
				to act as a sales agent at the designated sales location, in which case the
				agent must notify the Department and immediately return all materials and
				supplies provided by the Department as part of the agent sales program and
				transfer all monies owed to the Department.
2. The agent sells or leases the business to
				another party or otherwise attempts to transfer or assign the
				agreement.
3. The commissioner
				terminates the agency agreement because of one of the following:
a. Failure to comply with pertinent laws,
				rules, policies, or performance standards as determined by the
				commissioner;
b. Delinquencies or
				failure by the agent in making payments, filing reports, or otherwise complying
				with the terms of this rule or of the agent agreement, as determined by the
				commissioner;
c. Changing
				conditions, circumstances, or legal requirements as determined by the
				commissioner;
d. Low volume of
				sales by the agent as determined by the commissioner.
Agent agreements are not transferable or assignable to
				  another person, location, business, or corporation.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 21 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION AGENTS › Section 137-21-06 - Termination of Agent Services

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
When the commissioner determines that an agency agreement
				  will be terminated, the commissioner will notify the agent in writing.
				  Immediately upon termination of the agreement, the agent must return all
				  materials, records and supplies provided by the Department as part of the agent
				  sales program, and shall remit any remaining balance of moneys owed to the
				  Department. In this regard, the agent shall follow any directions provided by
				  the commissioner. The commissioner's notice shall explain the reason for the
				  termination of services. If the agent wishes to contest the termination, the
				  agent must appeal to the commissioner in writing within 10 days, specifying all
				  areas of disagreement with the notice. The agent may supplement the appeal with
				  written statements. After reviewing the appeal, the commissioner may decide to
				  take no further action, maintaining the original termination; or the
				  commissioner may modify the termination in any manner determined to be
				  appropriate in the commissioner's discretion. Pending the determination, the
				  original termination will remain in effect and the agent will be suspended from
				  the program. The commissioner's determination is final.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 22 - RULES PERTAINING TO DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS › Section 137-22-01 - Paid Advertising in Maine Fish and Wildlife Magazine

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Paid advertising may be solicited by
				employees of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife or by an agent
				designated by the Commissioner.
B.
				No advertising will be accepted from candidates for elected office or for the
				sale of alcohol, tobacco, or real estate. No advertising will be accepted from
				individuals or groups with goals and objectives inconsistent with those of the
				Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
C. All advertising is subject to the
				Commissioner's approval. The Commissioner reserves the right to reject any
				advertising deemed not in keeping with the magazines editorial standards, or to
				cancel any advertisement at any time.
D. The Commissioner and the Department of
				Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall not be liable for any costs for damages if
				for any reason it fails to publish an advertisement.
E. The Commissioner will establish policies
				related to advertising rates, methods of payment, format, positioning,
				mechanical requirements, closing dates, and total amount of advertising in
				Maine Fish and Wildlife Magazine. The Commissioner reserves the right to change
				any of these at any time.
F.
				Advertisers assume liability for content of advertisements and for claims
				arising thereto.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.01 - Definition

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Trip Camping
: A program in which groups of
				  individuals who are mobile, moving under their own power or by transportation
				  which permits individual guidance of the vehicle or animal (e.g. bicycle,
				  canoe, horse, sailboat), travel from one site to another for a time period
				  exceeding two days and one night.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.02 - Camp Trip Leader Permit

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Persons 18 years of age to 21 years of age must successfully
				  complete a Camp Trip Leader Safety Course to qualify as a Camp Trip
				  Leader
Persons 21 years of age or older may successfully complete a
				  Trip Leaders Safety Course or waiver such course and apply directly to the
				  Department using the Special Application Procedure.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.03 - Prerequisites for Camp Trip Leader Safety Course

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
There shall be certain prerequisites for all candidates for
				  the Camp Trip Leader Safety course. It is assumed that this course is for all
				  persons who are skill and experience qualified to be a Camp Trip Leader. The
				  course is based on the concepts of increasing trip leader awareness in the
				  health and safety aspects of trip leading. The prerequisites are as
				  follows:
A. Minimum age. 18
				years.
B. Field experience
1. In service with an organized Camp group:
a. the candidate has had at least two
				experiences.
b. each experience
				shall be at least two nights in duration.
c. on each trip, the candidate was a
				supervisor/counselor.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.04 - Camp Trip Leader Safety Course Application Form

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An application form for the Camp Trip Leader safety course
				  is to be filled out by each candidate, the candidates Camp/organization
				  Director, and Course Instructor where indicated and/or applicable. The
				  following information is required:
A.
				Name and legal residence of applicant.
B. Date of birth of applicant.
C. Name and address of applicants sponsoring
				Camp.
D. Signature of applicants
				sponsoring Camp Director. This signature is given attesting the candidate has
				all required knowledges and prerequisites.
E. Name and address of course
				location.
F. Signature of Course
				Instructor(s). This signature is given attesting the candidates having
				successfully completed the course and examination.
G. A space to indicate applicants final score
				after completion of course.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.05 - Prerequisites for Special Application Procedure

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
There shall be certain prerequisites for all candidates of
				  the Special Application Procedure. It is assumed that this procedure is for all
				  persons who are skill and experience qualified to be a Camp Trip Leader and at
				  the same time waiver the Camp Trip Leader Safety Course. The prerequisites are
				  as follows:
A. Minimum age: 21
				years.
B. Field experience
1. In service with an organized Camp group:
a. the candidate has had three years
				experience as a Trip Counselor.
b.
				each experience shall be at least two nights in duration.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.06 - Special Application Procedure Form

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An application form for waiver of the Camp Trip Leader
				  Safety Course is to be filled out by each applicant, and applicants Camp
				  Director. The following information is required; documentation to accompany
				  application of all certificates required in prerequisites.
A. Name and legal residence of
				applicant.
B. Date of birth of
				applicant.
C. Name and address of
				applicants sponsoring Camp.
D.
				Signature of Camp Director attesting his belief the applicant is
				qualified.
E. Signature of
				applicant attesting all information to be true and correct.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.07 - Failure of Camp Trip Leader Written Examination

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Course candidates that fail the written
				exam administered by the Course Instructor may enroll in another CTL Safety
				course in the same season.
B.
				Course candidates that fail the written exam may apply under the Special
				Application Procedure if they meet all required prerequisites stated.
C. Special Application Procedure applicants
				that fail written exam administered by this Department may not re-apply for
				re-examination using the Special Application Procedure in the same
				season.
D. Special Application
				Procedure applicants that fail the written exam may enroll in a Camp Trip
				Leader Safety Course for re-examination in the same season.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.08 - Renewal of Camp Trip Leader Permit

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Renewal of
				CTL permit shall be given with proper form and fee completed and sent to this
				Department EXCEPT:
1. permits which have
				lapsed two (2) consecutive years will not be renewable without the individual
				being re-administered the written exam using the Special Application
				Procedure.
2. Permits which have
				lapsed three(3) consecutive years will not be renewable without the individual
				enrolling in a Camp Trip Leader Safety course and successfully completing the
				written exam administered by the Course Instructor.
3. Permits which have been revoked by any law
				enforcement agency pursuant to 12 MRSA §7303.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.09 - Camp Trip Leader Safety Curriculum Instructor Prerequisites

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
There shall be certain prerequisites for all persons
				  applying for certification as a CTL Safety Instructor. They shall be as
				  follows:
A. Minimum age: 21
				years.
B. Field experience.
1. Current holder of Camp Trip Leader
				permit.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR, AND ISSUING OF, CAMP TRIP LEADERS PERMITS AND COURSE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 137-23-1.10 - Course Instructor Application Form

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An application form is to be filled out by each candidate
				  wishing certification as a CTL Safety Instructor; documentation of
				  prerequisites to accompany application. The following information is
				  requested:
A. Name and legal address
				of applicant.
B. Date of birth of
				applicant.
C. Current CTL permit
				number.
D. Explanation of
				experience in Instruction/Teaching.
E. Course curriculum to be used.
F. Signature of applicant attesting all
				information to be true and correct.
FEE SCHEDULE:
Initial application Renewal application
1985 $12.00 $7.00
1986 $13.00 $8.00
1987 $14.00 $9.00
These prices should remain the same unless legislative
				  action is taken.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 24 - LICENSED GUIDES › Section 137-24-01 - Scope of Rules

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules shall be applicable only to guides and guiding
				  as described in Title 12 M.R.S. § 10001, subsection 28. Nothing in these
				  rules shall in any way restrict or regulate the use of Maine's fields, forests,
				  inland waters or ice by groups or individuals not associated with a
				  guide.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 24 - LICENSED GUIDES › Section 137-24-02 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Guide
. "Guide" as defined in
				Title 12 M.R.S. § 10001 subsection 28
,
means a
				person who receives any form of remuneration for that person's services in
				accompanying or assisting a person in the fields or forests or on the waters or
				ice within the jurisdiction of the State while hunting, fishing, trapping,
				boating, snowmobiling, using an all-terrain vehicle or camping at a primitive
				camping area.
B.
Inland
				Waters
. "Inland Waters" as defined in Title 12 M.R.S. § 10001,
				subsection 35, means all waters within the State above the rise and fall of the
				tide and wholly or partially within the territorial limits of the State, except
				private ponds as defined in Title 12 M.R.S. § 10001, subsection 51.
C.
Licensed Guide
.
				"Licensed Guide" means a person who has satisfactorily completed a written and
				oral examination, has satisfied the safety standards established by the
				Commissioner, and holds a Maine license to guide in any
				classification.
D.
Paddle
				sports
. "Paddle sports" means all competitive and recreational
				activities utilizing watercraft propelled by paddles.
E.
Territorial Waters
:
				"Territorial Waters" as defined in Title 12 M.R.S. § 6001 subsection 48-
				B, means all waters of the State within the rise and fall of the tide seaward
				to the 3-nautical-mile line as shown on the most recently published Federal
				Government nautical chart, but does not include areas above any fishway or dam
				when that fishway or dam is the dividing line between tidewater and fresh
				water.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 24 - LICENSED GUIDES › Section 137-24-03 - Eligibility Requirements to Apply for a Guide's License

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A guide applicant may be denied a license
				to guide if that person:
1. Fails to meet the
				qualifications as provided within Title 12 M.R.S. § 12853;
2. Fails to meet eligibility requirements as
				found within Chapter 24.03;
3.
				Fails to satisfactorily complete the application including any false statements
				or misrepresentation;
4. Fails to
				pass the written or oral examination;
5. Fails to pass the background check;
				or
6. Has a revoked or suspended
				license to engage in any of the activities for which classification is being
				sought.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 24 - LICENSED GUIDES › Section 137-24-04 - First-time Applicant and Renewal Applicants for a Guide's License

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
First-time applicants
1. After submitting to the background check
				as described within section 24.03- B, the applicant must completely and
				satisfactorily fill out a Guide's License application on forms provided by the
				Commissioner and must submit the application to the Department with the
				examination fee of $100 for each classification as required by 12 M.R.S. §
				12855 sub-section 5.
2. The
				examination fee is nonrefundable and covers the testing process for one
				classification.
3. Beginning
				January 1, 2021, if a person is applying for the Specialized Hunting or Fishing
				classification they may pay an additional $100 for the Specialized Recreational
				classification.
a. This allows the applicant
				to take an oral and written test that combines two classifications;
b. The testing process will be longer than if
				testing for one classification; and
c. Once the applicant has passed the exam
				they will be certified as a recreational guide in addition to the other
				classification(s) for which they tested.
4. If the applicant fails the exam he or she
				fails both license classifications and must retest.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 24 - LICENSED GUIDES › Section 137-24-06 - Written Examination

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Written:
Applicants must satisfactorily complete a written
				examination in each license classification for which that person applies. A
				passing score on the written examination is 70% or higher on each section of
				the examination. An applicant may schedule to take both the oral and written
				exam in the same day or on separate days.
B. Applicants who fail the written
				examination, will be notified the same day and must wait a minimum of 14 days
				before retaking.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 24 - LICENSED GUIDES › Section 137-24-07 - Oral Examination

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Oral:
Applicants must satisfactorily complete an oral examination in each license
				classification. Unsuccessful applicants must wait a minimum of 30 days before
				retesting on the section or sections of the oral examination they failed. A
				person who fails any portion of the exam only has to retake the portion of the
				exam failed, not the entire exam. Each classification exam has 3 parts:
a. a map and compass or navigation
				portion,
b. a catastrophic event
				portion and
c. a portion of
				questions pertinent to the specific classification for which the test is being
				taken.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 24 - LICENSED GUIDES › Section 137-24-08 - Standards of Competency/Ethics

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following standards of competency are established
				  accordance with Title 12 M.R.S. § 12851(3) The privilege to conduct a
				  guiding business requires a level of field experience that enables the Guide to
				  lead a person or group safely and legally in the outdoors, with professional
				  conduct and the highest standards of ethics. Failure to comply with these
				  standards of competency and ethics shall be grounds for license revocation,
				  suspension or denial.
A. Guides must:
1. Be honest and trustworthy in business
				practices;
2. Have technical,
				safety and organizational skills in outdoor leadership to provide adequate
				accommodations and lead outdoor trips that are legal and safe;
3. Have experience based judgment that helps
				prevent unsafe situations;
4. Have
				problem solving skills to be creative, resourceful and analytical in order to
				recognize problems, anticipate outcomes and choose the safest direction
				possible;
5. Fully understand and
				abide by all state and federal laws and rules involving the activities in the
				classification(s) for which the Guide is licensed and report all fish and
				wildlife related or other violations that a client engages in, in accordance
				with 12 M.R.S. § 12858 to the appropriate law enforcement dispatch center;
				and
6. Notify the Department of any
				conviction which is grounds for a license revocation under 12 M.R.S. §
				10908(1)(D) within 30 days of the date of the conviction.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 25 - LEASHED DOG TRACKING PERMIT RULES › Section 137-25-01 - SCOPE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. These rules shall be applicable to the use
				of one leashed dog to track wounded deer, moose or bear under the provisions of
				12 M.R.S. § 11111. Bear may be hunted with dogs pursuant to 12 M.R.S.
				§ 11251. These rules do not apply to the hunting of bears using dogs in
				accordance with 12 M.R.S. § 11251, or the use of a dog by a licensed
				hunting guide to retrieve a wounded or killed bear, deer or moose after hours
				in accordance with 12 M.R.S. § 12862.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 25 - LEASHED DOG TRACKING PERMIT RULES › Section 137-25-02 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
For the purposes of this rule, the following terms have the
				  indicated meanings:
1.
Leashed
				Tracking Dog
: is a dog which is used to track and find wounded or dead
				deer, moose or bear pursuant to a permit issued as provided by this
				rule.
2.
Department
:
				for purposes of this rule chapter is the Department of Inland Fisheries &
				Wildlife.
3.
Dispatch
:
				to humanely kill.
4.
Permit
: a leashed tracking dog permit issued pursuant to 12 M.R.S.
				§ 11111, authorizing the use of a leashed tracking dog as specified in
				this rule.
5.
Permittee
: a person who is the holder of a leashed tracking dog
				permit.
6.
Physically
				Incapacitated
: incapable of participating in the act of tracking the
				wounded deer, moose or bear due to lack of physical capabilities.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 25 - LEASHED DOG TRACKING PERMIT RULES › Section 137-25-03 - PERMIT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A leashed tracking dog permit issued by the department
				  entitles the permittee to:
1. Use one
				leashed tracking dog, at any time, with or without the aid of an artificial
				light, to track and find lawfully wounded or dead deer, moose or bear from the
				opening day of any season on deer, moose or bear through the 24 hour period
				immediately following the last day of any open season on deer, moose or
				bear.
2. Dispatch lawfully wounded
				deer, moose or bear that have been tracked and found in accordance with and
				pursuant to the conditions of this permit.
3. Temporarily possess a deer, moose or bear
				that has been dispatched by the permittee pursuant to the conditions of this
				permit.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 25 - LEASHED DOG TRACKING PERMIT RULES › Section 137-25-04 - QUALIFICATIONS; LEASHED TRACKING DOG PERMIT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person whose hunting license has been revoked within the
				  last 5 years is not eligible to obtain this permit. Applicants for a permit
				  must:
1. Possess a valid Maine hunting
				license that allows the hunting of all legal species;
2. Submit a completed application with a
				non-refundable application fee of $25.00 (applicants applying to renew their
				permit are not required to pay the application fee). The application fee is
				separate from and in addition to the permit fee required under Chapter 25.05(1)
				below; and
3. Receive a grade of 80
				percent or higher on a written examination administered by the department. The
				examination will be offered at least once a year and will test the applicant's
				knowledge of the department's laws and rules, and other areas of knowledge as
				deemed necessary by the department. The examination will be waived for those
				individuals who possess a valid hunting guide license.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 25 - LEASHED DOG TRACKING PERMIT RULES › Section 137-25-05 - ISSUANCE; LEASHED TRACKING DOG PERMIT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
				Applicants who meet the qualifications for a permit must submit a permit fee to
				the department in accordance with 12 M.R.S. § 11111. The fee must be paid
				before the issuance of the permit.
2. The permit entitles a person to use a
				leashed tracking dog through December 31st of the
				2nd complete year following the year of
				issuance.
3. The permit is valid
				only for the individual identified on the permit and is not
				transferable.
Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 25 - LEASHED DOG TRACKING PERMIT RULES › Section 137-25-06 - CONDITIONS; LEASHED TRACKING DOG PERMIT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. A
				person who has lawfully wounded or killed, or reasonably believes he or she has
				lawfully wounded or killed a deer, moose or bear during any applicable open
				season on that animal may engage a permittee to track and recover the animal.
				That person must, unless physically incapacitated, accompany the permittee when
				tracking the animal. If that person is physically incapacitated, the permittee
				may track and dispatch the animal if the permittee is in possession of a
				written signed statement from that person listing:
(a) the date;
(b) the hunter's name, address, telephone
				number and license number, and
(c)
				a certification that that person has engaged the permittee to track the animal
				that that person has wounded or killed, and that they are unable to accompany
				the permittee because of physical incapacitation.