| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7076, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. | 462, Pt. A, §33, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Guide license for resident who is 70 years of age or | older. A complimentary license to hunt, trap or fish, including | an archery license under section 7102-A, a pheasant hunting | permit under section 7106-B and a muzzle-loading hunting license | under section 7107-A, must be issued to any resident of Maine who | is 70 years of age or older upon application to the commissioner. | These complimentary licenses, upon issuance, remain valid for the | remainder of the life of the license holder, provided the license | holder continues to satisfy the residency requirements set out in | section 7001, subsection 32 and provided the license is not | revoked or suspended. Residents who apply for these | complimentary licenses at any time during the calendar year of | their 70th birthday must be issued a license upon application, | regardless of the actual date during that calendar year in which | they attain age 70. A guide license may be renewed without | charge for any resident of Maine who is 70 years of age or older | upon application to the commissioner. The application must be | accompanied by a birth certificate or other certified evidence of | the applicant's date of birth and residency. When the holder of | a license issued under this subsection no longer satisfies the | residency requirements set out in section 7001, subsection 32, | the license is no longer valid and further use of the license for | purposes of hunting, fishing or trapping constitutes a license | violation under section 7371, subsection 3. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7076, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 1-A.__License to hunt, trap or fish; resident 70 years of age | or older.__A resident 70 years of age or older who holds a valid | complimentary license to hunt, trap or fish on the effective date | of this subsection retains the rights under that license provided | the license holder continues to satisfy the residency | requirements set out in section 7001, subsection 32 and provided | the license is not revoked or suspended. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§5, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, | c. 419, §5, is amended to read: |
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| B. Resident hunting license |
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| (16 years of age or older) | $15 | $17 | $18 | $19 |
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| (65 years of age or older) | | | | $5 |
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| | Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7151, sub-§5, ¶¶A, B and C, as repealed and replaced by | PL 1993, c. 419, §13, are amended to read: |
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| A. Resident fishing license |
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