H.P. 181 - L.D. 259
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
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;
Sec. 3. Rules. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall adopt rules specifying when and how a person licensed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 7101, subsection 5, paragraph N may lawfully use leashed dogs to track wounded deer. Those rules are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A and must be provisionally adopted and submitted to the Legislature no later than January 15, 2000.
Sec. 4. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.
2000-01
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE,
DEPARTMENT OF
Savings Fund Program
All Other $2,500
Appropriates funds to be used only to avoid future fee increases.
Sec. 5. Effective date. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect January 1, 2000.
See title page for effective date, unless otherwise indicated.
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