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This bill expands the existing hunter safety course exemption for military members to include a broader range of individuals who have completed firearm training through their employment. Specifically, the bill modifies the current law to exempt not just active duty military personnel, but also veterans, law enforcement officers, and any individual who has completed a firearm training course as a requirement of their job from having to take a mandatory hunter safety course before obtaining a hunting license. Previously, the exemption was narrowly limited to active duty military members who were stationed outside the United States and whose home state of record was Maine. The new language removes these specific restrictions, instead focusing on the individual's completion of a professional firearm training course. This change makes the hunter safety course exemption more inclusive and recognizes the comprehensive firearm training that various professionals receive through their work, potentially making it easier for these individuals to obtain hunting licenses.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1403&snum=132