PRIA Logo™
MaineLD 751132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)House

An Act to Amend the Hunting Laws Related to the Training of Dogs and Open Training Seasons

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Became Law

HUNTINGHUNTING - REGULATIONS

Your PRIA Score

Score Hidden

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to start

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Temporary bear dog training for local residents

Residents in the parts of Washington and Hancock Counties south of Route 9 can train dogs on bear. From July 1 until the fourth day before the open bear season, you may use up to six dogs at once. Do not train on land where other laws ban it. You must get the landowner’s permission to train on land used for wild blueberry production. This exception ends May 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. ACTPUB Chapter 27

    5/1/2026

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

    4/15/2025Senate

  3. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    4/10/2025House

  4. 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.

    4/8/2025Senate

  5. 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.

    4/1/2025House

  6. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

    3/21/2025House

  7. Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence

    2/25/2025Senate

  8. Representative ROBERTS for the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Public Law 2023, chapter 172, section 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFESent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    2/25/2025House

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation