Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7072, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5. Transaction fees.__ Except as otherwise provided in this Part, a clerk or other agent appointed by the commissioner under this section to issue licenses or permits shall charge a fee of $2 per transaction when issuing one or more of the following:

A. Any type of hunting license as described in section 7101;

B. Any type of archery hunting license as described in section 7102-A;

C.__A pheasant hunting permit as described in section 7106-B;

D. Any type of muzzle-loading license as described in section 7107-A;

E. Any type of trapping license as described in section 7133; or

F. Any type of fishing license as described in section 7151.

When an employee of the department issues a license or permit listed above, the commissioner may charge a fee of $1 per transaction.

For purposes of this subsection, "transaction" means a single event in which one or more licenses or permits are issued to a given person.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 168, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7102-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 24, §3 and affected by §7, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7106-B, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §35 and affected by §92, is amended to read:

2. Fee. The fee for a pheasant hunting permit is $16, $1 of which is retained by the commissioner's authorized agent $15.

Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7107-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 320, §2, is amended to read:

2. Issuance. The commissioner, through his the commissioner's agent, shall issue a muzzle-loading license to eligible persons. The issuing agent shall charge a fee of $1 for each license issued.