Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§4-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 574, §22, is amended to read:

4-A. Subpermittees. A person may not hunt moose with a permittee unless the person is a subpermittee authorized in accordance with this subsection. An applicant for a moose permit may indicate on the application filed pursuant to subsection 6 or after the issuance of a moose permit but at least 5 business days prior to the first day of moose season the name of a subpermittee-designate and the name of an alternate subpermittee-designate. If the applicant is issued a moose permit under subsection 7, the subpermittee-designate becomes a subpermittee and the permittee may authorize the subpermittee to participate in the moose hunt with the permittee. The permittee may authorize the alternate subpermittee-designate to participate in the hunt in place of the subpermittee-designate if the permittee notifies the department of the authorization at least 5 business days prior to the first day of the moose season, in which case, the alternate subpermittee-designate becomes the subpermittee. The permittee may choose not to authorize a subpermittee to participate in the hunt, but a subpermittee must always be in the presence of the permittee while hunting moose. A subpermittee is not in the presence of the permittee if contact between the permittee and the subpermittee requires visual or audio enhancement devices, including binoculars or citizen band radios. A permittee may hunt moose with no more than one authorized subpermittee. A permittee may not sell the right to be named a subpermittee.

SUMMARY

This bill allows a winner of a moose permit to designate a subpermittee after the drawing for moose permits and forbids a moose permit holder to sell the right to be named a subpermittee.