An Act To Establish a Thanksgiving Youth Turkey Hunting Season
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11701, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Special youth season; Thanksgiving. The commissioner shall establish by rule a special youth hunting season for hunting wild turkeys. The season must be from the Monday prior to Thanksgiving Day to the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day. Youth hunters in possession of a valid junior hunting license may harvest one wild turkey in any area where wild turkey hunting is permitted during the season.
summary
This bill directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish a special youth hunting season from the Monday prior to Thanksgiving Day to the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day during which youth hunters with a valid junior hunting license may harvest one wild turkey.