An Act Regarding Moose Permit Subpermittees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§7-A is enacted to read:
7-A. Death of permittee. If a person who is issued a moose permit under this section dies at any time prior to the start of the moose hunting season, the subpermittee-designate or subpermittee, if an immediate family member, must be issued that person's moose permit. A person issued a permit under this subsection may name a subpermittee-designate and alternate subpermittee-designate in accordance with subsection 7. For the purpose of this subsection, "immediate family member" means a person's spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, grandparent, stepparent, brother, sister, half-sister, half-brother or adopted child.
summary
This bill specifies that if a person who is issued a moose permit dies prior to the start of the moose hunting season, that person's subpermittee-designate or subpermittee, if an immediate family member, must be issued that person's moose permit. The new moose permit holder under this provision has the ability to name a subpermittee-designate and alternate subpermittee-designate.