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valid antlerless deer permit transfers the permit to the
junior licensed hunter or person 65 years of age or older
by identifying the name, age and address of the transferee
on the permit as well as any other information reasonably
requested by the commissioner and then returns the permit
to the department prior to the start of the firearm season
on deer. The commissioner shall record the transfer and
return the permit to the junior hunter or person 65 years
of age or older transferee. A valid permit must be in the
possession of the transferee in order for the transferee to
take an antlerless deer. If the person a holder of an
antlerless deer permit transfers the permit to the junior
another hunter or person 65 years of age or older, that
person, the original holder is prohibited from taking an
antlerless deer.

 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7458, sub-§14-A is enacted to read:

 
14-A.__Sale of permit.__A person is guilty of selling an
antlerless deer permit if that person sells or offers for sale
or barter any antlerless deer permit.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt.
A, §10 and affected by §18, is further amended to read:

 
4. Hunting permits. In accordance with the provisions of
subsections 1-A and 2-B, the commissioner may issue moose
hunting permits and may establish the number of moose hunting
permits to be issued for each wildlife management district
established by the commissioner by rule open to moose hunting.
No more than 10% of the moose hunting permits may be issued to
nonresident and alien hunters.

 
The fee for a moose hunting permit is $50 for residents and
$475 for nonresidents and aliens. While hunting moose, each
resident, nonresident or alien hunter, both permittee and
subpermittee, must be in possession of a valid Maine resident,
nonresident or alien big game hunting license, whichever is
applicable.

 
A licensed hunter may take a moose if a person who holds a
valid moose permit transfers the permit to the licensed hunter
by identifying the name and address of the transferee on the
permit as well as any other information reasonably requested
by the commissioner and then return the permit to the
department prior to the start of the moose season.__The
commissioner shall record the transfer and return the permit
to the transferee.__A valid permit must be in the possession
of the transferee in order for the transferee to take a moose.__
If a holder of a moose permit transfers the permit to a
licensed hunter, the original holder is prohibited from taking
a moose.


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