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.