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LD1692 • 2025

An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits for Certain Agricultural Landowners

An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits for Certain Agricultural Landowners

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Sponsor
Representative William Tuell
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits for Certain Agricultural Landowners

An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits for Certain Agricultural Landowners Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits for Certain Agricultural Landowners Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Senate

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

  2. 2025-05-28 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-17 House

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

  6. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits for Certain Agricultural Landowners
Sponsor:
Representative William Tuell
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. 1692
H.P. 1127 House of Representatives, April 17, 2025
An Act Regarding Antlerless Deer Permits for Certain Agricultural
Landowners
(EMERGENCY)
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TUELL of East Machias.

Page 1 - 132LR1943(01)
1Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
2 become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
3Whereas, this legislation allows certain agricultural landowners to obtain one free
4 antlerless deer permit beginning in the 2025 deer hunting season; and
5Whereas, the deer hunting season is expected to begin September 6, 2025; and
6Whereas, this legislation must take effect in time to prepare for the start of the 2025
7 deer hunting season; and
8Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
9 the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
10 immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
11 therefore,
12Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
13Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11152, sub-§8-A is enacted to read:
148-A. Agricultural landowner antlerless deer permits. A landowner that qualifies
15 to hunt without a license pursuant to section 11108, subsection 1 and that applies for the
16 antlerless deer permit lottery adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection 3 may
17 be issued one antlerless deer permit at no cost. The landowner may apply for an additional
18 antlerless deer permit through the antlerless deer permit lottery and pay the fee under
19 subsection 9.
20Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
21 takes effect when approved.
22SUMMARY
23 This bill allows a landowner that qualifies to hunt without a license on certain land to
24 be issued one antlerless deer permit at no cost.
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