An Act To Remove the Requirement That a Person Training Dogs on Sundays Possess a Valid Hunting License
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this legislation clarifies that a requirement imposed by the 124th Legislature that a person possess a valid hunting license when training dogs for hunting does not apply on Sundays, when hunting is not allowed, and training dogs occurs throughout the year; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12051, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 253, §21 and c. 309, §4, is further amended to read:
A Except on Sundays, a person may not engage in activities authorized under this subsection unless that person possesses a valid hunting license issued under section 11109.
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §12051, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.