| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10101, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: |
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| | | The commissioner is appointed by the Governor, subject to | | review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | | jurisdiction over fisheries and wildlife matters and to | | confirmation by the Legislature. The commissioner serves at the | pleasure of the Governor. Any candidate for the office of | commissioner must have a record of demonstrated support for, and | an understanding of, the basics of modern wildlife and fisheries | management and have experience in hunting, fishing or trapping. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10103, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Appointment of deputy. The commissioner shall appoint, to | | serve at the commissioner's pleasure, the Deputy Commissioner of | Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, who must be qualified by training | and experience in fisheries and wildlife management or | conservation law enforcement | | the deputy commissioner assists in the administration of the | | department. The deputy commissioner serves as the commissioner | | if the commissioner is disabled or absent or if the office of the | | commissioner becomes vacant. The commissioner may appoint an | | appropriate administrative officer in the department to perform | | the functions of the commissioner if both the commissioner and | | deputy commissioner are disabled or absent. |
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| | | This bill removes the current statutory requirement that any | | candidate for the office of Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and | | Wildlife commissioner must have a record of demonstrated support | | for, and an understanding, of the basics of modern wildlife and | | fisheries management and have experience with hunting, fishing or | | trapping. It also removes the requirement that anyone appointed | | to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | | be qualified by training and experience in fisheries and wildlife | | management or conservation law enforcement. |
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