| 1. Residents over 70 years of age. A complimentary license |
| to hunt, trap or fish, including an archery license under |
| section 7102-A, a pheasant hunting permit under section 7106- |
| B, a muzzle-loading hunting license under section 7107-A, a |
| migratory waterfowl permit under section 7109, an antlerless |
| deer permit under section 7457 and a bear hunting permit under |
| section 7110 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. |