When proof or evidence cannot be otherwise provided, the applicant may substitute a signed affidavit that the applicant has previously held the required adult crossbow and archery hunting license or has successfully completed the required crossbow and archery hunting education courses.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §11108, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:

1. On certain land. Notwithstanding section 11109, subsection 1 as it applies to this subchapter, a resident over 10 years of age and a member of the resident's immediate family over 10 years of age, as long as the hunter's license to hunt is not under suspension or revocation, may hunt without a license, including, but not limited to, an archery hunting license, a crossbow hunting license and a muzzle-loading license, on a single plot of land:

A. To which they are legally entitled to possession;

B. On which they are actually domiciled;

C. That is used exclusively for agricultural purposes; and

D. That is in excess of 10 acres.

Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§§8 and 9 are enacted to read:

8.__Issuance of crossbow hunting license; agent's fee.__Clerks or other agents appointed by the commissioner to issue crossbow hunting licenses must charge a fee of $1 for each crossbow hunting license issued.__The commissioner shall charge a fee of $1 for each crossbow hunting license issued by department employees.

9.__Crossbow licenses and fees.__Crossbow hunting licenses and fees are as follows:

A.__A resident crossbow hunting license is $25;

B.__A nonresident crossbow hunting license is $48; and

C.__An alien crossbow hunting license is $72.