An Act Regarding the Moose Lottery
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
8. Point system for public chance drawing. A person accumulates points as follows for each consecutive year that person purchases an application for a moose hunting permit but is not selected to receive a permit:
A. One point each year for the first 5 years;
B. Two points each year for years 6 to 10;
C. Three points each year for years 11 to 15; and
D. Ten points each year after the 15th year.
Each point entitles an applicant to one chance in the public chance drawing. A person's accumulated points are eliminated and that person begins to accumulate points anew if, in any year, that person is selected to receive a permit or that person fails to purchase a new chance.
summary
This bill modifies the point system for the moose hunting permit lottery to improve a person's chances in the lottery the longer that person has not been awarded a moose permit.