# Maine LD 40: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Commercial Large Game Shooting Area License Transfer Process

Maine LD 40, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Commercial Large Game Shooting Area License Transfer Process, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by William Pluecker (Independent); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 29); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 40
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Commercial Large Game Shooting Area License Transfer Process
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 29
- Sponsor: William Pluecker (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HUNTING, HUNTING - REGULATIONS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Game-area licenses limited to parcel and species: cost, low. A license covers only one parcel of land and only the genus and species listed on the license. The same rules in section 1342, including the new transfer-approval step, now apply to licenses issued under section 1342-A. You must establish and maintain the shooting area as section 1342, subsection 2…
- Transfers of game-area licenses need approval: cost, low. You must get approval before any transfer of a commercial large game shooting area license. The commissioner must approve the transfer. The department can make the buyer apply for a new license instead of a transfer. The department only approves a transfer if the buyer can meet all license terms an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William Pluecker (Independent), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-18: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 29
- 2025-04-15: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-01-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0004&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0004&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0004&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0004&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD40-132 (as of 2026-10-17).