| 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. |