128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 694 LR 379(02)
An Act To Create a Local Option for a Sunday Exception Allowing Deer Hunting with Rifles
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Minor cost impact - General Fund
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Eliminates Class E crimes.
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill directs the commissioner to establish annual weekends prior to the bear, deer, wild turkey and migratory waterfowl hunting seasons during which a youth hunter may hunt on Sundays with the landowners written permission. Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a result of the youth hunting weekends establishment and the Sunday hunting provisions are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.