Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1095: An Act to Restrict Removal of Common Loons for Relocation in Maine from Bodies of Water of 500 Acres or Less
Status: Failed, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Restrict Removal of Common Loons for Relocation in Maine from Bodies of Water of 500 Acres or Less Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls…
From the introduced text:
An Act to Restrict Removal of Common Loons for Relocation in Maine from Bodies of Water of 500 Acres or Less Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls. (BY REQUEST) Cosponsored by Senator RAFFERTY of York and Representatives: BAGSHAW of Windham, COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, DRINKWATER of Milford, GRIFFIN of Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, MASON of Lisbon, MORRIS of Turner, WHITE of Guilford. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12709 is enacted to prohibition A common loon, Gavia immer, may not be relocated from a body of water that measures 500 acres or less as part of a wildlife relocation program. SUMMARY This bill prohibits the removal of a common loon from a body of water that measures 500 acres or less as part of a wildlife relocation program. Page 1 - 132LR1515(01)
Sponsors
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76) · primary sponsor
- Barbara Bagshaw (R, 106)
- Amanda Collamore (R, 68)
- Gary Drinkwater (R, 27)
- Abigail Griffin (R, 34)
- Kimberly Haggan (R, 36)
- Richard Mason (R, 97)
- Joshua Morris (R, 91)
- Joseph Rafferty (D, 34)
- James White (R, 30)
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.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Subjects: LOONS, WATERFOWL, Legislature, Senate, WILDLIFE, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1095?
- LD1095 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Restrict Removal of Common Loons for Relocation in Maine from Bodies of Water of 500 Acres or Less.
- What does LD1095 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Restrict Removal of Common Loons for Relocation in Maine from Bodies of Water of 500 Acres or Less Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls…
- What is the status of LD1095?
- Failed as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1095?
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1095?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1095&snum=132
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