HP0370
LD 525
First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature
S "A" to C "A", Filing Number S-78, Sponsored by BRYANT B
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LR 1130
Item 4
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘An Act To Amend the Law Regarding Littering on Public Lands’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2264-B, sub-§5,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 651, §21, is further amended to read:

5. License suspension.   Surrender the person's motor vehicle operator's license for a period not exceeding 30 days and the person's hunting and fishing licenses issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for a period of up to one year if the violation occurred in a state-owned wildlife management area as designated in Title 12, section 12708 or a wildlife sanctuary as designated in Title 12, section 12706. The court may suspend an operator's license for any violation of section 2264-A that involves the use of a motor vehicle.

SUMMARY

This amendment removes the court's authority to order the surrender of a hunting or fishing license issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife held by a person who violates the litter laws in a state-owned wildlife management area or a wildlife sanctuary.


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