Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD205: An Act to Amend the Bag Limit for Turkey
Status: Failed, March 27, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Bag Limit for Turkey Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Cosponsored by Senator: BLACK of Franklin, Representatives: LYMAN of Livermore Falls, WOOD of Greene. Printed on recycled paper.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Amend the Bag Limit for Turkey Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Cosponsored by Senator: BLACK of Franklin, Representatives: LYMAN of Livermore Falls, WOOD of Greene. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11751-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 2-A. Wild turkey bag limit same as ruffed grouse limit. Limits established by rule on the maximum number of wild turkey that may be taken within any given period of time must be the same as the limits on the maximum number of ruffed grouse that may be taken. Sec. 2. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to adopt rules. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall adopt rules as soon as practicable in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 11751-A, subsection 2-A. SUMMARY 1100 This bill provides that bag limits for wild turkey established by rule by the Department 1111 of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife must be the same as bag limits for ruffed grouse. Page 1 - 132LR0693(01)
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Russell Black (R, 5)
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76)
- Stephen Wood (R, 92)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Subjects: TURKEY, Legislature, Senate, BAG LIMIT, Other, HUNTING
Common questions
- What is LD205?
- LD205 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Bag Limit for Turkey.
- What does LD205 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend the Bag Limit for Turkey Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Cosponsored by Senator: BLACK of Franklin, Representatives: LYMAN of Livermore Falls, WOOD of Greene. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD205?
- Failed as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD205?
- Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD205?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=205&snum=132
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