| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2003, c. 600, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| G. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters | shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling | reviews: |
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| (1) Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in | 2005 2007; |
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| (2) Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists | in 2007; and |
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| (3) Atlantic Salmon Commission in 2011. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10853, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, | §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: |
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| | 4. Resident disabled veteran. A resident disabled veteran | may apply to the commissioner for one or more of the following | complimentary permits and licenses: a license to hunt with a | firearm, a license to trap, a license to fish, archery hunting | licenses as provided in section 11109, subsection 7, a pheasant | hunting permit as provided in section 11156 and, a muzzle-loading | hunting license permit as provided in section 11109, subsection | 4, a migratory waterfowl permit under section 11157, a bear | hunting permit under section 11151 and, upon meeting the | qualifications as established in section 12853, subsection 4, a | guide license. The commissioner shall issue the permit, or | permits or license or licenses requested under this subsection if | the commissioner determines the applicant is a resident disabled | veteran and is not otherwise ineligible to hold that permit or | license. For the purposes of this subsection, "resident disabled | veteran" means a person who: |
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| A. Is a resident as defined in section 10001, subsection | 53; |
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| B. Is a veteran as defined in Title 37-B, section 505, | subsection 2, paragraph A, subparagraph (3); and |
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| C. Has a service-connected disability evaluated at: |
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| (1) One hundred percent; or |
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| (2) Seventy percent or more as a result of honorable military | service and who has served in a combat zone during any armed | conflict in which participants were |
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