131st Legislature Committee

Budget Testimony An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 55, HP0030 An Act to Move the Headquarters for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Rep. William Bridgeo of Augusta
Subjects: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT, ADMINISTRATION, HEADQUARTERS
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 57, HP0032 An Act to Amend Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species List - Rep. Jim Dill of Old Town
Subjects: WILDLIFE, ENDANGERED, AMENDMENTS TO LIST
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 58, HP0033 Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Establish Seasons That Do Not Overlap for Hunting Bear over Bait and Hunting Bear with Dogs - Rep. Kenneth Davis of East Machias
Subjects: HUNTING, BEAR, REGULATION
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 90, HP0058 An Act to Allow Persons 70 Years of Age or Older to Use a Subpermittee to Harvest Deer - Rep. Tiffany Strout of Harrington
Subjects: HUNTING, ELDERLY LICENSES, SUBPERMITTEE - Emergency
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 92, HP0060 An Act to Minimize the Propagation of Invasive Aquatic Plants - Rep. Walter Riseman of Harrison
Subjects: RECREATION, WATERCRAFT, DRAIN WATERCRAFT - Emergency
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 126, SP0065 An Act to Improve the Fairness of Adaptive Management Study Moose Hunt Permits by Exempting Those Permittees from the 4-year Limitation on Receiving Another Permit - Sen. Matthew Pouliot of Kennebec
Subjects: HUNTING, MOOSE, ADAPTIVE PERMITS
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 131, SP0070 An Act to Clarify and Correct Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws - Sen. Russell Black of Franklin
Subjects: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT, ADMINISTRATION, CLARIFY AND CORRECT LAWA
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 152, HP0093 Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Change the Term "Woodsman" to "Woodsperson" in the Junior Maine Guide Program - Rep. Jim Dill of Old Town
Subjects: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT, ADMINISTRATION, WOODSPERSON TERMINOLOGY

LD 163, HP0104 An Act to Increase Communication Between the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Lifetime License Holders by Requiring Free License Renewals Under Certain Circumstances - Rep. Allison Hepler of Woolwich
Subjects: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT, ADMINISTRATION, LICENSING
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 189, SP0093 An Act to Include an Expanded Archery Permit in the Super Pack License Issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Sen. Matthew Pouliot of Kennebec
Subjects: HUNTING, LICENSES, SUPER PACK
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 221, HP0142 An Act Regarding Airboat Noise - Rep. Allison Hepler of Woolwich
Subjects: RECREATION, WATERCRAFT, AIRBOATS
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 261, HP0166 An Act to Reinstate a Minimum Age for Hunting - Rep. Tiffany Strout of Harrington
Subjects: HUNTING, YOUTH LICENSES, MINIMUM AGE
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 296, HP0194 An Act to Ensure Municipalities Receive a Higher Percentage of All-terrain Vehicle Registration Fees to Cover Increased Expenses - Rep. Daniel Newman of Belgrade
Subjects: RECREATION, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, REGISTRATION FEES
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 305, HP0203 An Act to Provide Youth Lifetime Hunting Licenses to Eligible Dependents of Veterans Who Are 100 Percent Disabled - Rep. Benjamin Hymes of Waldo
Subjects: HUNTING, LICENSES, VETERANS
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 379, HP0230 An Act to Responsibly Regulate Recreational Boats on Maine Lakes - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington
Subjects: RECREATION, WATERCRAFT, REGULATION
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 428, An Act to Reclassify Certain Offenses Under Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws and Increase the Efficiency of the Criminal Justice System - Rep. Pluecker of Warren
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 434, HP0267 An Act to Protect Landowners and Increase Safety on All-terrain Vehicle Trails by Increasing Funding to the ATV Recreational Management Fund - Rep. Rick Mason of Lisbon
Subjects: RECREATION, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, LANDOWNER RELATIONS
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 438, HP0271 An Act to Clarify and Amend the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Licensing Laws - Rep. Stephen Wood of Greene
Subjects: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT, ADMINISTRATION, LICENSING
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 441, HP0274 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Recreational Freshwater Fishing with Respect to a Portion of Middle River in Marshfield and Machias - Rep. Kenneth Davis of East Machias
Subjects: FISHING, REGULATIONS, LANDOWNERS
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 458, SP0212 An Act to Require an Application for a Hunting License to Include a Check-off Box Indicating an Applicant's Wish to Be Entered in the Antlerless Deer Permit Lottery - Sen. Stacey Guerin of Penobscot
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 481, HP0298 An Act to Allow the Deferral of a Moose Hunting Permit If More than One Permit Is Awarded Within the Same Household - Rep. Jim Dill of Old Town

LD 482, HP0299 An Act to Extend the Time for Youth Deer Hunting - Rep. David Woodsome of Waterboro

LD 491, HP0308 Resolve, to Require the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Develop a Plan for Communication Regarding Certain Municipal Regulation - Rep. Stephen Wood of Greene
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 497, HP0314 An Act to Prohibit the Use of Personal Watercraft on Keyes Pond and Stearns Pond in the Town of Sweden - Rep. Sawin Millett of Waterford
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 531, HP0336 An Act to Add Gray Squirrels to the Species List for the Open Training Season for Hunting Dogs - Rep. Dick Bradstreet of Vassalboro
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 537, HP0342 An Act to Remove the Limits on Bass Fishing in Washington County Rivers - Rep. Kenneth Davis of East Machias
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 544, HP0349 An Act to Increase the Chance of Receiving a Moose Permit for Maine Service Members and Veterans - Rep. David Boyer of Poland

LD 547, HP0352 An Act to Amend the Hunting Laws as They Pertain to the Training of Dogs - Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor - Emergency
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 593, SP0261 An Act to Increase the Bag Limit for Smelts for Personal Use from 2 Quarts to 4 Quarts - Sen. Marianne Moore of Washington

LD 604, HP0381 An Act to Extend the Night Hunting Season for Coyotes to Immediately Following the Muzzle-loading-only Deer Hunting Season - Rep. Kenneth Davis of East Machias
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 608, HP0385 Resolve, to Improve Outcomes for Participants in the Antlerless Deer Permit Lottery - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 613, HP0390 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Antlerless Deer Permit Process - Rep. Steven Foster of Dexter
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 614, HP0391 An Act to Provide a Free Antlerless Deer Permit to Certain Landowners Who Allow the Public to Hunt on Their Property - Rep. David Woodsome of Waterboro
Final Testimony (PDF)

Maine Antlerless Deer Harvest System Overview Presentation (PDF)

LD 626, HP0403 An Act to Preserve Maine's Sporting Heritage and Enhance Sporting Opportunities for Maine's Youth by Allowing Maine's Youth to Hunt on Sunday - Rep. Donald Ardell of Monticello
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 642, HP0419 An Act to Protect Young Deer Hunters by Prohibiting Wild Turkey Hunting During Youth Deer Hunting Day - Rep. Maureen Terry of Gorham
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 660, HP0429 Resolve, Naming a Pond in the Town of New Gloucester as MacDonald Pond - Rep. Anne Graham of North Yarmouth

LD 661, HP0430 Resolve, Naming a Pond in Elm Stream Township as Plummer Pond - Rep. Anne Graham of North Yarmouth

LD 672, HP0441 An Act to Establish Youth Deer Hunting Weekend - Rep. Rick Mason of Lisbon
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 693, HP0462 An Act to Protect Inland Water Quality, Shorelines, Wildlife and Public Safety by Prohibiting Operation of a Wake Boat to Create an Enhanced Wake Close to Shore or in Shallow Water - Rep. Walter Riseman of Harrison
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 700, HP0469 Resolve, to Direct the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Examine the Northern Pike Population in Sabattus Pond - Rep. Randall Greenwood of Wales
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 728, SP0286 An Act to Amend the Bag Limit for Turkey - Sen. Jeff Timberlake of Androscoggin
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 732, SP0290 An Act to Prohibit Off-trail Operation of a Snowmobile in an Area Closed to Off-trail Operation - Sen. Russell Black of Franklin
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 748 An Act to Strengthen the Due Process Rights of Persons in Law Enforcement Custody - Sen. Hickman of Kennebec
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 763, SP0321 An Act to Provide Antlerless Deer Permits to Certain Landowners - Sen. Stacey Guerin of Penobscot
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 795, HP0484 An Act to Clarify Requirements for Moose Hunting Permittees - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington

LD 798, HP0487 An Act to Eliminate the Antlerless Deer Permit Fee for Holders of Senior Complimentary and Senior Lifetime Hunting Licenses - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 814, HP0503 An Act to Restrict the Daytime and Nighttime Killing of Coyotes - Rep. Lynne Williams of Bar Harbor
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 831, HP0520 An Act Regarding Low Success Rates for Moose Hunting - Rep. Stephen Wood of Greene

LD 929, HP0576 An Act to Allow Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License Holders to Hunt Any Deer as a Part of Their Lifetime License - Rep. Jeffrey Adams of Lebanon
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 958, HP0605 An Act to Expand Protections to Maine's Loons from Lead Poisoning by Prohibiting the Sale and Use of Certain Painted Lead Jigs - Rep. Allison Hepler of Woolwich
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 977, HP0624 Resolve, to Study the Gasoline Tax Allocations for Nonhighway Recreational Vehicles and Make Recommendations for Changes - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1000, HP0636 Resolve, to Convene a Firearm Range Safety Working Group Within the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Rep. Tiffany Roberts of South Berwick
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1049, SP0418 An Act to Protect Maine's Inland Fisheries from Invasive Fish - Sen. Russell Black of Franklin
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1062, SP0431 An Act to Allow a Landowner or Maintainer of Trails to Lethally Remove Nuisance Beaver - Sen. Marianne Moore of Washington
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1127, SP464 Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Create a Process for Real-time Confirmation of Live Bait Retailer's Licenses by Electronic Means - Sen. Cameron Reny of Lincoln
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1166, HP0738 An Act to Allow Sunday Hunting by Landowners on Their Land - Rep. Randy Hall of Wilton
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1186, SP0482 Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Develop a Hunting and Fishing Software Application - Sen. Matthew Pouliot of Kennebec
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1881, HP1206 An Act Regarding Compensation Fees and Related Conservation Efforts to Protect Soils and Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat from Solar and Wind Energy Development and High-impact Electric Transmission Lines Under the Site Location of Development Laws - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1201, HP 761 Resolve, Requiring the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Interest in a Parcel of Land at the Newfield Wildlife Management Area to a Private Landowner
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1241, HP0789 An Act to Allow Sunday Hunting with a Bow and Arrow or Crossbow - Rep. Sophia Warren of Scarborough
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1246, HP 794 An Act to Include Endangered and Threatened Species Habitat in the Definition of "Significant Wildlife Habitat" Under the Natural Resources Protection Act
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1319, SP0538 An Act to Exempt Certain Boat Operators from Having to Become Maine Guides - Sen. Richard Bennett of Oxford

LD 1342, HP0856 An Act to Increase Funding for the Prevention and Control of Invasive Aquatic Species - Rep. Walter Riseman of Harrison

LD 1563, HP1008 An Act to Allow a Resident of Agricultural Land to Enlist License Holders to Hunt on the Land - Rep. Bill Pluecker of Warren

LD 1599, SP0630 An Act to Create an Outfitter License for Owners and Operators of Hunting, Fishing and Recreation Businesses That Are Not Maine Guides - Sen. Trey Stewart of Aroostook

LD 1525, HP0980 An Act to Provide for Administrative Suspension of Licenses and Certificates Issued Under the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington

LD 1534, HP0989 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Interagency Task Force on Invasive Aquatic Plants and Nuisance Species - Rep. Tavis Hasenfus of Readfield

LD 1807, HP1152 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's Report on Boater Safety Education
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1817, SP0732 An Act to Support Outdoor Education by Establishing the Outdoor School for All Maine Students Program - Sen. Stacy Brenner of Cumberland
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1823, SP0739 An Act to Respect and Protect the Right to Food - Sen. Craig Hickman of Kennebec
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1826, SP0742 An Act to Designate Deer Wintering Areas Under the Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Parks and Lands - President. Troy Jackson of Aroostook
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1868, HP1198 Resolve, to Name 2 Brooks in the Town of Orient - Rep. Joseph Underwood of Presque Isle

LD 1879, HP1204 An Act to Align Laws Governing Crossbow Hunting with Those Governing Archery Hunting - Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington
Final Testimony (PDF)

LD 1924, HP1229 An Act to Provide for Enforcement of Snowmobile and All-terrain Vehicle Laws - Rep. Larry Dunphy of Embden
Final Testimony (PDF)

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