APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 8, 2023 60
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 32 - L.D. 57
An Act to Amend Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species List
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
2. Commissioner's duties. In recommending a species to be listed as endangered or
threatened, the commissioner shall:
A. Make use of the best scientific, commercial and other data available;
B. Consult, as appropriate, with federal agencies, other interested state agencies, other
states having a common interest in the species and interested persons and
organizations; and
C. Maintain a list of all species that the Legislature has designated to be endangered
or threatened, naming each species by both its scientific and common name, if any, and
specifying over what portion of its range each species so designated is endangered or
threatened.; and
D. Report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
inland fisheries and wildlife matters no less frequently than every 4 years on any
recommendations, status updates or changes to the list of species designated as
endangered or threatened.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 2007, c. 166, §1, is
further amended to read:
D. Sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis stellaris, endangered;
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 573, §6 and
affected by §8 and c. 655, Pt. C, §§3 and 6, is repealed.
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶P, as amended by PL 2015, c. 121, §2, is
further amended to read:
P. Clayton's copper, Lycaena Tharsalea dorcas claytoni, threatened;
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 Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶S, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 573, §6 and
affected by §8 and c. 655, Pt. C, §§3 and 6, is amended to read:
S. Katahdin arctic, Oenis Oeneis polixenes katahdin, endangered;
Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶BB, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 573, §6 and
affected by §8 and c. 655, Pt. C, §§3 and 6, is amended to read:
BB. Tidewater mucket, Leptodea Atlanticoncha ochracea, threatened;
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶JJ, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 166, §1, is
repealed.
Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶PP, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 166, §1, is
amended to read:
PP. Purple lesser Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea grandis, threatened;
Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶WW, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 121, §5, is
amended to read:
WW. Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga saga, endangered;
Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶ZZ, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 121, §5, is
amended to read:
ZZ. Eastern small-footed bat, Myotis leibii, threatened; and
Sec. 11. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶AAA, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 121, §5, is
amended to read:
AAA. Six-whorl vertigo, Vertigo morsei, endangered.;
Sec. 12. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶BBB is enacted to read:
BBB. Ashton's cuckoo bumble bee, Bombus ashtoni, endangered;
Sec. 13. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶CCC is enacted to read:
CCC. Bank swallow, Riparia riparia, threatened;
Sec. 14. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶DDD is enacted to read:
DDD. Bicknell's thrush, Catharus bicknelli, threatened;
Sec. 15. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶EEE is enacted to read:
EEE. Blackpoll warbler, Setophaga striata, threatened;
Sec. 16. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶FFF is enacted to read:
FFF. Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, threatened;
Sec. 17. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶GGG is enacted to read:
GGG. Margined tiger beetle, Ellipsoptera marginata, threatened;
Sec. 18. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶HHH is enacted to read:
HHH. Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus, endangered; and
Sec. 19. 12 MRSA §12803, sub-§3, ¶III is enacted to read:
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III. Tricolored bat, Perimyotis subflavus, threatened.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 57, HP 32: 12.12803
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 60: 12.12803