Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1430: An Act Regarding the Transfer of Moose Permits to Disabled Veterans
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
An Act Regarding the Transfer of Moose Permits to Disabled Veterans.
From the engrossed text:
An Act Regarding the Transfer of Moose Permits to Disabled Veterans Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§5, as repealed and replaced by PL 2017, c. 427, §14 and affected by §19, is amended to read: 5. Eligibility. Except as provided in this subsection, a resident or nonresident who is eligible to obtain a Maine hunting license or who will be eligible to obtain a Maine hunting license by the opening day of the open moose season is eligible to apply for a moose hunting permit. A person who has obtained a moose hunting permit is ineligible to obtain another permit until the 4th calendar year after the issuance of the last permit. This limitation does not apply to subpermittees under subsection 7 or transferors and transferees under subsection 16. A person under 10 years of age on the opening day of the open moose season is eligible to apply for a moose hunting permit and may accrue points under subsection 8 but is ineligible to receive a moose hunting permit. Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 191, §1, is amended to disabled veterans. A person who holds a valid moose permit may transfer, in accordance with this subsection, that permit to a disabled veteran who meets the eligibility and permit requirements under this section …
Sponsors
- Chad Perkins (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- Quentin Chapman (R, 88)
- James Dill (D, 26)
- Kenneth Fredette (R, 33)
- McIntyre, Mathew (R, 18)
- Michael Soboleski (R, 73)
- Stewart, Trey L. (R, 2)
- James Thorne (R, 35)
- James White (R, 30)
- Russell White (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-481) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-481), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-481).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence
- : Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: PERMIT TRANSFERS, Legislature, Senate, MOOSE, Other, HUNTING
Common questions
- What is LD1430?
- LD1430 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act Regarding the Transfer of Moose Permits to Disabled Veterans.
- What does LD1430 do?
- In its own words: An Act Regarding the Transfer of Moose Permits to Disabled Veterans.
- What is the status of LD1430?
- Signed into law as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1430?
- Chad Perkins (R, 31), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1430?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1430&snum=132
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