An Act To Allow a Junior Hunter To Take One Antlerless Deer without an Antlerless Deer Permit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §2, is further amended to read:
A. A resident junior hunting license, for a person 10 years of age or older and under 16 years of age, is $7. Notwithstanding the permit fees established in subchapter 3, a resident junior hunting license includes all permits, stamps and other permissions needed to hunt at no additional cost. A resident junior hunting license does not include an antlerless deer permit.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§3, ¶F, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §2, is further amended to read:
F. A nonresident junior hunting license, for a person 10 years of age or older and under 16 years of age, is $34. A nonresident junior hunting license does not include an antlerless deer permit.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §11152, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
8. Junior hunter consideration. An antlerless deer permit system adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section may include a provision giving special consideration to persons with a valid junior hunting license. As part of the special consideration to junior hunters, the commissioner shall provide at least 25% of the available antlerless deer permits in a wildlife management district to persons with a valid junior hunting license who apply for an antlerless deer permit in that district.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.