Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7101, sub-§5, śN, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 467, §1 and affected by §5, is amended to read:

N. License to use

leashed dogs to track

wounded deer (Permits a

person to use one or more

leashed dogs to track a

lawfully wounded deer, moose or

bear) $25

Sec. 2. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife directed to amend rules to allow licensed leashed-dog trackers to charge fee. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall amend its rules to allow a person with a leashed-dog tracking license to charge a fee for dog tracking services.

Sec. 3. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife directed to publish list of licensed leashed-dog trackers in department's published hunting rules. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall list all licensed leashed- dog trackers in any publication of hunting rules the department publishes that is available to the public.

SUMMARY

This bill directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to allow a person licensed to track wounded animals with a leashed dog to charge a fee for the tracking service, adds moose and bear to the list of game animals that the tracker may track and requires the department to list all licensed leashed-dog trackers in any hunting rule publication the department makes available to the general public.