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An Act To Require the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Reserve 250 Moose Permits for Residents Who Have Never Received One
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
 
2. Issuance of moose hunting permits.   In accordance with section 11552, the commissioner may issue moose hunting permits and may establish the number of moose hunting permits to be issued for each wildlife management district established by the commissioner by rule open to moose hunting. The commissioner shall reserve 250 moose permits for resident applicants who have never obtained a moose permit. No more than 10% of the moose hunting permits may be issued to nonresident and alien hunters.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to reserve 250 moose permits for resident applicants who have never obtained a moose permit.