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LD1438 • 2025

Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island

Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island

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Sponsor
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island

Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Senate

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

  2. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-05-05 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  6. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

  7. 2025-04-03 House

    Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed. The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island
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 SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1438
H.P. 947 House of Representatives, April 3, 2025
Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island
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 Representatives: MASON of Lisbon, THORNE of Carmel, WOODSOME of
Waterboro.

Page 1 - 132LR0922(01)
1Sec. 1. Mount Desert Island deer hunting rulemaking. Resolved: That the
2 Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall adopt rules opening Mount Desert
3 Island to deer hunting in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section
4 11402, subsection 4.
5SUMMARY
6 This resolve directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to adopt rules
7 opening Mount Desert Island to deer hunting in accordance with the Maine Revised
8 Statutes, Title 12, section 11402, subsection 4.
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