127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 609 LR 1583(02)
An Act To Provide an Incentive to Nonresident Landowners Who Own More than 250 Acres To Keep That Land Open for Hunting
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Minor IF&W cost increase - General Fund
Minor Judicial savings - General Fund
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Eliminates Class E crimes.
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to allow certain non-resident landowners to hunt deer on the Saturday preceding the first day of open season on deer is expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. This permission to hunt is repealed on September 15, 2018.