HP0656, LD 932, item 1, An Act To Promote Fishing by Youth

An Act To Promote Fishing by Youth

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12501, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

B. A nonresident fishing license to a nonresident 12 16 years of age or older.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12501, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §12501, sub-§6, ¶D, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §11, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §12503, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

1. Resident and nonresident under 16. A resident and nonresident under 16 years of age and a nonresident under 12 years of age may fish without a license.

summary

This bill eliminates the requirement for a general nonresident junior fishing license for youths 12 years of age or older and under 16 years of age, so that all youths under the age of 16 do not need a fishing license, whether they are a resident or not.

HP0656 LD 932	Session - 126th Maine Legislature		LR 1376 Item 1
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