CHAPTER 351
H.P. 579 - L.D. 734
An Act Concerning Lifetime Licenses and Complimentary Licenses for Residents over 70 Years of Age
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7076, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. A, §14, is amended to read:
1. Residents over 70 years of age. A complimentary license to hunt, trap or fish, including an archery license under section 7102-A or 7102-B, a pheasant hunting permit under section 7106-B, a muzzle-loading hunting license under section 7107-A, a migratory waterfowl permit under section 7109 and a bear hunting permit under section 7110 must be issued to any resident of Maine who is 70 years of age or older upon application to the commissioner. These complimentary licenses, upon issuance, remain valid for the remainder of the life of the license holder, provided the license holder continues to satisfy the residency requirements set out in section 7001, subsection 32 and provided the license is not revoked or suspended. Residents who apply for these complimentary licenses at any time during the calendar year of their 70th birthday must be issued a license upon application, regardless of the actual date during that calendar year in which they attain age 70. A guide license may be renewed without charge for any resident of Maine who is 70 years of age or older upon application to the commissioner. The application must be accompanied by a birth certificate or other certified evidence of the applicant's date of birth and residency. When the holder of a license issued under this subsection no longer satisfies the residency requirements set out in section 7001, subsection 32, the license is no longer valid and further use of the license for purposes of hunting, fishing or trapping constitutes a license violation under section 7371, subsection 3.
Beginning January 1, 2006, the department may not issue a complimentary license to a resident over 70 years of age. A complimentary license issued to a resident over 70 years of age prior to January 1, 2006 is valid as long as the holder of the license satisfies the residency requirements set out in section 7001, subsection 32.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7161, sub-§1, ¶¶C and D, as amended by PL 2001, c. 37, §1, are further amended to read:
C. For a resident from 6 to 15 years of age:
(1) A junior resident lifetime fishing license. The fee for a junior resident lifetime fishing license is $300;
(2) A junior resident lifetime hunting license. The fee for a junior resident lifetime hunting license is $300;
(2-A) A junior resident lifetime archery hunting license. The fee for a junior resident lifetime archery hunting license is $300;
(3) A junior resident combination of any 2 lifetime licenses. The fee for a junior resident combination of any 2 lifetime licenses is $500; and
(4) A junior resident combination of all 3 lifetime licenses. The fee for a junior resident combination of all 3 lifetime licenses is $800.
A license under this paragraph may only be purchased on or after January 1, 2001; and
D. For a resident from 65 to 69 years of age:
(1) A senior resident lifetime fishing license. The fee for a senior resident lifetime fishing license is $50 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 65 years of age, $40 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 66 years of age, $30 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 67 years of age, $20 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and $10 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 69 years of age;
(2) A senior resident lifetime hunting license. The fee for a senior resident lifetime hunting license is $50 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 65 years of age, $40 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 66 years of age, $30 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 67 years of age, $20 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and $10 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 69 years of age;
(2-A) A senior resident lifetime archery hunting license. The fee for a senior resident lifetime archery hunting license is $50 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 65 years of age, $40 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 66 years of age, $30 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 67 years of age, $20 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and $10 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 69 years of age;
(3) A senior resident combination of any 2 lifetime licenses. The fee for a senior resident combination of any 2 lifetime licenses is $80 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 65 years of age, $64 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 66 years of age, $48 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 67 years of age, $32 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and $16 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 69 years of age; and
(4) A senior resident combination of all 3 lifetime licenses. The fee for a senior resident combination of all 3 lifetime licenses is $110 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 65 years of age, $94 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 66 years of age, $78 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 67 years of age, $62 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and $46 for a person who purchases the license in the year in which that person turns 69 years of age.; and
A person who is 70 years of age or older is entitled to receive a complimentary lifetime license under section 7076, subsection 1.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7161, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read:
E. For a resident 70 years of age or older. A person who holds a valid senior lifetime license under this section upon turning 70 years of age may obtain at no cost a hunting license, fishing license, trapping license, archery license under section 7102-A or 7102-B, a pheasant hunting permit under section 7106-B, a muzzle-loading hunting license under section 7107-A, a migratory waterfowl permit under section 7109, a bear hunting permit under section 7110 and renew a guide license under section 7311. A person who is 70 years of age or older may purchase a senior lifetime license that entitles the holder to all the privileges described in this paragraph for a one-time $8 fee.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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