CHAPTER 270
H.P. 270 - L.D. 348
An Act to Clarify the Laws Pertaining to Licensing Requirements for Landowners
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7377, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 443, §20, is further amended to read:
1. Hunting. Notwithstanding section 7371 as it applies to subchapter II, any resident over 10 years of age and any 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 an archery hunting license and a muzzle-loading license, on any single plot of land:
A. To which they are legally entitled to possession;
B. On which they are actually domiciled;
C. Which is used exclusively for agricultural purposes; and
D. Which is in excess of 10 acres.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7377, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1985, c. 506, Pt. A, §15, is further amended to read:
2. Trapping. Notwithstanding section 7371 as it applies to subchapter III, any resident and any member of his the resident's immediate family, as long as the trapper's license to trap is not under suspension or revocation, may trap for wild animals, except beaver, without a license on land:
A. To which they are legally entitled to possession;
B. On which they are actually domiciled; and
C. Which is used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7377, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 420, §1, is amended to read:
3. Fishing. Notwithstanding section 7371 as it applies to subchapter IV, any resident and any member of his the resident's immediate family, as long as the angler's license to fish is not under suspension or revocation, may fish without a license in open inland waters from land:
A. To which they are legally entitled to possession;
B. On which they are actually domiciled; and
C. Which is used exclusively for agricultural purposes.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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