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An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older

An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older

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Sponsor
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older

An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-04 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-31 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-03-31 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-03-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older
Sponsor:
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Reference committee:
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1171
H.P. 776 House of Representatives, March 20, 2025
An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish
for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, BRIDGEO of Augusta, DILL of Old Town,
DRINKWATER of Milford, MASON of Lisbon, THORNE of Carmel, WOOD of Greene,
Senator: GUERIN of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR0605(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10853, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
3 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed.
4SUMMARY
5 This bill repeals the law prohibiting complimentary licenses to hunt, trap and fish for
6 persons 70 years of age and older, which has the effect of restoring the requirement that the
7 complimentary licenses must be issued upon application.
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