An Act To Increase Opportunities for Hunters, Anglers and Sporting Camps by Extending the Seasons on Upland Game

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10954  is enacted to read:

§ 10954.  Upland game seasons extended

The commissioner shall extend the open seasons on upland game by one additional day, the last Saturday of September, annually.

As used in this section, "upland game" means snowshoe hare, gray squirrel, ring-necked pheasant, ruffed grouse and bobwhite quail.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the general hunting season provisions to direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to extend the open seasons on upland game by one additional day, the last Saturday of September, annually. It defines the term "upland game" as snowshoe hare, gray squirrel, ring-necked pheasant, ruffed grouse and bobwhite quail.