CHAPTER 333

H.P. 801 - L.D. 1083

An Act To Encourage Hunting by Simplifying Hunting Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7001, sub-§§34 and 35, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, are amended to read:

34. Sunrise. "Sunrise" means the time computed and established for sunrise for Augusta Bangor, Maine, by the Nautical Almanac Office of the United States Naval Observatory, converted to the legal standard of time in force in this State on that day.

35. Sunset. "Sunset" means the time computed and established for sunset for Augusta Bangor, Maine, by the Nautical Almanac Office of the United States Naval Observatory, converted to the legal standard of time in force in this State on that day.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7072, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5. Agent fee cap.__A clerk or agent appointed by the commissioner under this section to issue licenses or permits may charge agent fees as provided in this Part up to a maximum of $6 during a single transaction. For purposes of this subsection, "transaction" means a single event in which one or more licenses or permits are issued to a person in that person's name.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7101-A is enacted to read: