LD 40

APPROVED  CHAPTER
  APRIL 18, 2025  29
  BY GOVERNOR  PUBLIC LAW
  STATE OF MAINE
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  IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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  H.P. 4 - L.D. 40
     An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Commercial Large Game
  Shooting Area License Transfer Process
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §1342, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 765, §3, is repealed.
    Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §1342, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:
     5-A. Transfer of license. A person may not transfer a commercial large game
shooting area license without obtaining approval of the commissioner for the transfer.
Department approval must be obtained prior to the transfer of the license. The department,
at its discretion, may require that the proposed new licensee apply for a new license or may
approve the transfer of the existing license upon a satisfactory showing that the proposed
new licensee can abide by the license terms and conditions and comply with subsection 2.
    Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §1342-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 249, §6, is amended
by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
A license issued under this section is for a specific parcel of land and only for the genus
and species of large game specified in the license. The requirements and restrictions under
section 1342, subsections 3, 4, 5 5-A, 6 and 7 and rules adopted under subsection 8 apply
to licenses issued under this section. A person issued a license under this section shall
establish and maintain the licensed commercial large game shooting area in accordance
with section 1342, subsection 2, paragraphs A to E.
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