Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 918, Pt. D, §2, is further amended to read:

2. Agent's fee. Clerks or other agents appointed by the commissioner to issue licenses and permits shall charge a fee of $1 $2 for each hunting license issued. The commissioner shall charge a fee of $1 for each hunting license issued by department employees.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7151, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 918, Pt. D, §3, is further amended to read:

2. Agent's fee. Clerks or other agents appointed by the commissioner to issue licenses shall charge a fee of $1 $2 for each license issued. The commissioner shall charge a fee of $1 for each fishing license issued by department employees.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7151, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 455, §10, is further amended to read:

3. Application and issuance.

C. Any resident who procures a one-day or 3-day fishing license may exchange it for an annual resident fishing license or a resident combination hunting and fishing license in the town in which that person resides upon the payment of $1 $2 to the clerk or issuing agent and the difference between the fee for the one-day or 3-day license and the fee for the annual license.

D. A 15-day nonresident license may be exchanged for an annual nonresident license upon the additional payment of $12, the difference between the 15-day license and the annual license, for the license and $1 $2 to the clerk or issuing agent.

SUMMARY

This bill increases the fee from $1 to $2 that agents and clerks appointed by the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife charge for hunting and fishing licenses.