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An Act To Amend the Junior Hunting License Requirements
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11108-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §114 and affected by §422, is amended to read:
 
1. Hunters at least 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season and less than 16 years of age; supervisor.   A person who is the adult supervisor, parent or guardian of a holder of a valid junior hunting license under 16 years of age may not allow that junior hunter to hunt other than in the presence of:
 
A. That hunter's parent or guardian; or
 
B. A person at least 18 years of age approved by that hunter's parent or guardian who either holds a valid Maine hunting license or has successfully completed a hunter safety course acceptable under sections 10108 and 11105.
 
For the purposes of this chapter, a junior hunting license may be issued to a person who attains 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§3, ¶¶A and F, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §2, are further amended to read:
 
A. A resident junior hunting license, for a person 10 years of age or older, or who will attain 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season, and under 16 years of age, is $7. Notwithstanding the permit fees established in subchapter 3, a resident junior hunting license includes all permits, stamps and other permissions needed to hunt at no additional cost.
 
F. A nonresident junior hunting license, for a person 10 years of age or older, or who will attain 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season, and under 16 years of age, is $34.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a junior hunting license to be issued to a person who attains 10 years of age in the calendar year of the hunting season.