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An Act Relating to Locations where Concealed Weapons May Be Carried
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §1803, sub-§7  is enacted to read:
 
7.  Exceptions.     Notwithstanding subsection 6 or any other rule-making authority, the bureau may not adopt rules that prohibit the following persons from carrying a concealed firearm in the buildings or parts of buildings and other public property that are under the bureau’s jurisdiction:
 
A.  A person to whom a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued under Title 25, chapter 252. The person must have in that person's possession the valid permit;
 
B.  A person to whom a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued by another state if a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued from that state has been granted reciprocity under Title 25, chapter 252. The person must have in that person's possession the valid permit;
 
C.  An authorized federal, state or local law enforcement officer in the performance of that officer's official duties;
 
D.  A qualified law enforcement officer pursuant to 18 United States Code, Section 926B. The law enforcement officer must have in that law enforcement officer's possession photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency by which the person is employed as a law enforcement officer; and
 
E.  A qualified retired law enforcement officer pursuant to 18 United States Code, Section 926C. The retired law enforcement officer must have in the retired law enforcement officer's possession:
 
(1) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by the agency to meet the standards established by the agency for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or
 
(2) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer and a certification issued by the state in which the person resides that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by that state to meet the standards established by that state for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm.
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1057, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 917, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 555, §1, is further amended to read:
 
2. Exceptions.   The provisions of this section concerning the carrying of concealed weapons do not apply to:
 
A. FirearmsA firearm carried by a person to whom a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued as provided in this chapter;
 
B. Disabling chemicals as described in Title 17-A, section 1002;
 
C. Knives used to hunt, fish or trap as defined in Title 12, section 10001;
 
D. LawA firearm carried by a law enforcement officersofficer, a corrections officers andofficeror a corrections supervisorssupervisor as permitted in writing by theirthe officer's or supervisor's employer;
 
E. FirearmsA firearm carried by a person engaged in conduct for which a state-issued hunting or trapping license is required and possessing the required license, or firearmsa firearm carried by a resident person engaged in conduct expressly authorized by Title 12, section 11108 and section 12202, subsection 1. This paragraph does not authorize or permit the carrying of a concealed or loaded firearm in a motor vehicle; and
 
F. A firearm carried by a person to whom a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued by another state if a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued from that state has been granted reciprocity. The Chief of the State Police may enter into reciprocity agreements with any other states that meet the requirements of this paragraph. Reciprocity may be granted to a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued from another state if:
 
(1) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm has substantially equivalent or stricter requirements for the issuance of a permit to carry a concealed firearm; and
 
(2) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm observes the same rules of reciprocity regarding a person issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm under this chapter.;
 
G.  A firearm carried by an authorized federal, state or local law enforcement officer in the performance of the officer's official duties;
 
H.  A firearm carried by a qualified law enforcement officer pursuant to 18 United States Code, Section 926B. The law enforcement officer must have in the law enforcement officer's possession photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency by which the person is employed as a law enforcement officer; and
 
I.  A firearm carried by a qualified retired law enforcement officer pursuant to 18 United States Code, Section 926C. The retired law enforcement officer must have in the retired law enforcement officer's possession:
 
(1) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by the agency to meet the standards established by the agency for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or
 
(2) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer and a certification issued by the state in which the person resides that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by that state to meet the standards established by that state for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.