Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§5, ¶N is enacted to read:

N.__License to use

leashed dogs to track

wounded deer (Permits a

person to use one or more

leashed dogs to track a

lawfully wounded deer) $25

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7406, sub-§17, ¶J, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, is amended to read:

J. Uses a dog to hunt deer or moose, except as provided in section 7101, subsection 5, paragraph N;

SUMMARY

This bill creates a license authorizing a person to use leashed dogs to track a lawfully wounded deer. The license is issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The annual fee for the license is $25.