Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7377, sub-§1, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, are amended to read:

C. Which is used exclusively for agricultural purposes open to hunting; and

D. Which is in excess of 10 25 acres.

SUMMARY

Current law allows a person to hunt without a license on that person's own parcel of land if the parcel is larger than 10 acres, the person lives on the land and the land is used primarily for agricultural purposes. This bill increases the minimum parcel size to 25 acres and repeals the limitation to only agricultural land. The bill also requires that the parcel be open to hunting in order for the landowner to be able to hunt on that parcel without a license.