APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 12, 2025 74
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 552 - L.D. 866
Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to
Implement a Landowner Antlerless Deer Permit Gift Program
Sec. 1. Program established. Resolved: That the Department of Inland Fisheries
and Wildlife shall establish and implement a landowner antlerless deer permit gift program,
referred to in this resolve as "the program," under which a person may purchase an
antlerless deer permit for a landowner for $12 as a gesture of appreciation for a landowner
that allows hunting on the landowner's land.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 1, 2027, the Department of
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters that includes an
overview of the program and any suggested recommendations for legislative changes. The
report must also include a description of the ways the department has engaged with and
shown appreciation to landowners that allow hunting on those landowners' properties and
the outreach conducted by the department to encourage hunters to show appreciation to
landowners that allow hunting on those landowners' properties. The committee may report
out a bill related to the report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
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