Bill > LD1050

This bill allows an adult hunter (18 years or older) to transfer their antlerless deer permit to a junior hunter, with several specific conditions. The transferred permit enables the junior hunter to take an antlerless deer, but requires the adult hunter to transfer the permit by writing the junior hunter's name and address on the original permit and providing any additional information requested by the state's wildlife commissioner. The original permit holder must return the modified permit to the department within 48 hours of transferring it. While the junior hunter can then hunt antlerless deer using the transferred permit, the original permit holder must provide direct supervision during the hunt and is no longer permitted to hunt antlerless deer themselves. The commissioner will officially record the permit transfer, and the junior hunter must have the physically transferred permit in their possession to legally hunt antlerless deer. This provision appears designed to create more opportunities for junior hunters to participate in deer hunting while maintaining oversight and regulatory compliance.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1050&snum=132