LD 1920
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nontarget species taken by snaring during the reporting
period.

 
The commissioner shall revoke the snaring certificate of an
agent who violates any provision of this paragraph.

 
The commissioner shall adopt policies and procedures on the
use of snares as necessary to minimize the potential for
taking nontarget species and to adequately protect
threatened and endangered species.

 
C.__An agent employed pursuant to paragraph A may be
employed for the benefit of agricultural interests as long
as the department is reimbursed annually for the cost of
those efforts by the Department of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Resources from funds specifically appropriated or
otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Resources for that purpose.

 
Sec. B-31. 12 MRSA §10109, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
B. The commissioner may purchase, lease or take and hold,
for and in on behalf of the State as for public uses, land
and all materials in and upon it or any rights necessary for
the purpose of establishing, erecting and operating fish
hatcheries or fish feeding stations or wildlife management
areas or public access sites to inland or coastal waters.

 
Sec. B-32. 12 MRSA §10152, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

 
§10152. Disabled hunter, trapper and angler advisory committee

 
The commissioner shall establish a disabled hunter, trapper
and angler advisory committee, referred to in this section as the
"advisory committee," composed of 4 disabled persons, a licensed
physician, a representative of state agencies that work on
disability issues, representatives of 2 statewide organizations
representing hunters, trappers or anglers and one interested
person. The purpose of the advisory committee is to advise the
commissioner on applications for a special permit under section
10853, subsection 11 and to provide recommendations to the
commissioner on ways to promote and enhance access to hunting,
fishing and trapping opportunities in this State for disabled
persons. The commissioner shall meet with the advisory committee
at least twice a year, once during the month of January, February
or March and once during the month of July, August or September,
to review applications for special permits to accommodate
permanent physical disabilities provided for in section 10853,


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