Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Recommend Measures To Increase the Number of Turkeys Taken by Hunters

Sec. 1. Turkeys taken by hunters. Resolved: That the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall implement measures to increase the number of turkeys of either sex that may be taken by hunters. The department shall designate from which wildlife management areas the turkeys may be taken. The department shall submit a report with its recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by December 2, 2009; and be it further

Sec. 2. Rules. Resolved: That the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall establish rules to relieve the economic losses of farms and other businesses affected by the overpopulation of wild turkeys. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

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This resolve directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to implement measures to increase the number of turkeys that may be taken by hunters. The department shall designate from which wildlife management areas the turkeys may be taken. The department shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by December 2, 2009. The department shall also establish rules to relieve the economic losses of farms and other businesses affected by the overpopulation of wild turkeys.