CHAPTER 480
S.P. 46 - L.D. 123
An Act to Allow Hunters to Exchange Assigned Hunting Areas or Zones with Other Hunters
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7073, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read:
1. Form. The commissioner shall furnish application blanks, licenses and permits in such form as the commissioner may designate. The department may charge a fee of up to $10 to cover administrative costs for the issuance of miscellaneous licenses and permits that do not have a fee provided by law.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7073, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
8. Transaction fees. The commissioner may charge a transaction fee of up to $10 to cover administrative costs for the issuance of a license or permit that does not have a fee provided by law. When a transfer of a license or permit or exchange of a hunting zone or area is authorized under this Part, the commissioner may assess a $5 transaction fee for that transfer or exchange.
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7113 is enacted to read:
§7113. Transfer of hunting areas or zones
A person who has been assigned a designated hunting area or zone by the department for purposes of hunting a game animal may exchange that designated zone or area with another person assigned a different hunting zone or area for the same game animal for purposes of hunting that same game animal. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE,
DEPARTMENT OF
Licensing Services - IFW 0531
Initiative: Appropriates funds to cover the administrative costs of certain fee collections and the exchange process for assigned hunting areas or zones.
General Fund 2003-04 2004-05
All Other $5,000 $5,000
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General Fund Total $5,000 $5,000
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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