Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1623: An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property
Status: Signed into law, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10652, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2021, c. 54, §2, is further amended to read: A. A person may (2) Leave open any gate or bars on another person's land; (3) Trample or destroy any crop on another person's land; (4) Damage or destroy a tree on another person's land by inserting into that tree any metallic or ceramic object to be used as, or as part of, a ladder or observation stand unless the person has the permission of the landowner or the landowner's representative; (5) Erect or use either a portable or permanent ladder or observation stand on the land of another person unless: (a) That person has obtained oral or written authorization to erect and use a ladder or observation stand from the landowner or the landowner's representative; and (b) The ladder or observation stand is plainly labeled with a 2-inch by 4-inch tag identifying the name and address of the person or persons authorized by the landowner or the landowner's representative to use the ladder or observation stand. This subparagraph does not apply to a portable ladder or observation stand that is located on land within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission …
Sponsors
- James Dill (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- William Bridgeo (D, 60)
- Dean Cray (R, 69)
- Richard Mason (R, 97)
- Roberts, Tiffany (D, 149)
- James Thorne (R, 35)
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-440) 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-440), 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-440).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 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: ABANDONED EQUIPMENT, LANDOWNER RELATIONS, Legislature, Senate, Other, HUNTING
Common questions
- What is LD1623?
- LD1623 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property.
- What does LD1623 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property.
- What is the status of LD1623?
- Signed into law as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1623?
- James Dill (D, 26), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1623?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1623&snum=132
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