Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7081 is enacted to read:

§7081.__License required to enter lottery

A resident must hold the appropriate hunting license in order to be eligible to participate in a hunting lottery.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 324, §1, is further amended to read:

5. Eligibility. Except as provided in this subsection, any Maine resident, who holds a valid big game hunting license or nonresident or alien who is eligible to obtain a Maine hunting license or who will be eligible to obtain a Maine hunting license by the opening day of the open moose season is eligible to apply for a moose hunting permit. A person who has obtained a moose hunting permit may not obtain another permit until 2 years have elapsed since the issuance of the last permit. This limitation does not apply to subpermittees.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§6, ķA, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 24, Pt. I, §3, is amended to read:

A. For residents:

(1) Five dollars for a one-chance application;

(2) Ten dollars for a 3-chance application. A resident must possess a valid big game hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 3-chance application; and

(3) Twenty dollars for a 6-chance application. A resident must possess a valid big game hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 6-chance application; or

SUMMARY

This bill requires a resident to hold the appropriate hunting license in order to be eligible to participate in a hunting lottery.