# Maine LD 1623: An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property Maine LD 1623, An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by James Dill (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 267); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1623-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1623 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-11 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 267 - Sponsor: James Dill (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: HUNTING, HUNTING - LANDOWNER RELATIONS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maintenance and official access with permission: benefit, low. People may enter land for maintenance or inspection when they have the landowner’s or representative’s permission. Local, state, or federal workers on official duty may also enter if they do not cause significant ground disturbance or sediment in water bodies. This keeps needed work moving while pr… - Work-use oversized ATVs need no registration: benefit, low. An oversized ATV used only for business on someone else’s land does not need registration if you have written permission from the landowner, lessee, or their representative. Oversized means wider than 65 inches or weighing more than 2,000 pounds by the maker’s specs. This exception does not cover r… - New rules for off-road vehicles on private land: mixed, medium. ATV riders on someone else’s land must have permission from the landowner, lessee, or their representative. On cropland, pasture, or orchards, that permission must be in writing. On state-approved ATV trails, permission is assumed unless the landowner or lessee limits use in writing. ATV, snowmobil… - Tree stands: permission, labels, and removal: mixed, low. A landowner or their representative can give oral or written permission to insert metal or ceramic objects into a tree or to put up or use a ladder or observation stand. Any allowed ladder or stand must have a 2-inch by 4-inch tag with the authorized person’s name and address. If a ladder or stand… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Dill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dean Cray (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Thorne (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Richard Mason (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany Roberts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Bridgeo (Democratic), House ## Actions (6) - 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 267 - 2025-06-05: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-04: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-03: 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. (Senate) - 2025-06-03: 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. (House) - 2025-04-11: 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. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-440), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-440), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1623-132 (as of 2026-10-17).