Bill > LD1438

This bill directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to create new rules that will allow deer hunting on Mount Desert Island, a location that was previously not open to deer hunting. Specifically, the rules must be consistent with Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 11402, subsection 4, which likely provides guidelines for how deer hunting can be conducted. Mount Desert Island, located in Maine and home to Acadia National Park, has been restricted from deer hunting, and this resolve aims to change that by giving the Commissioner the authority to establish appropriate hunting regulations for the area. The bill does not provide specific details about the hunting rules themselves, but instead empowers the Commissioner to develop and implement a comprehensive deer hunting plan that will be appropriate for the unique environment of Mount Desert Island.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1438&snum=132