Sec. B-83. 12 MRSA §10751, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

Sec. B-84. 12 MRSA §10751, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

8. Transaction fees.__The commissioner may charge a transaction fee of up to $10 to cover administrative costs for the issuance of a license or permit that does not have a fee provided by law.__When a transfer of a license or permit or exchange of a hunting zone or area is authorized under this Part, the commissioner may assess a $5 transaction fee for that transfer or exchange.

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. B-85. 12 MRSA §10752, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are amended to read:

5. Persons convicted of burglary, criminal trespass or theft. Persons A person convicted of any of the following offenses are not eligible is ineligible to obtain a license or permit issued by the department:

A. Burglary or criminal trespass of a building located within the unorganized territories;

B. Theft of equipment used for trapping, hunting or fishing; or

C. Theft of an animal that has been obtained by trapping or hunting and that was in the possession or control of the person who trapped or hunted the animal.

If the conviction a person is convicted of an offense under paragraph A, B or C was a first conviction, the that person convicted is not eligible ineligible to obtain a license or permit issued by the department within 2 years of the date of that first conviction.

6. License ineligibility following certain offenses. The following applies to the provisions set the period of time a person is ineligible to obtain a license following conviction of certain offenses.