# Maine LD 751: An Act to Amend the Hunting Laws Related to the Training of Dogs and Open Training Seasons

Maine LD 751, An Act to Amend the Hunting Laws Related to the Training of Dogs and Open Training Seasons, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 27) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 751
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Amend the Hunting Laws Related to the Training of Dogs and Open Training Seasons
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 27
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HUNTING, HUNTING - REGULATIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Residents can train bear dogs south of Route 9: benefit, low. Beginning April 18, 2025, residents in parts of Washington and Hancock Counties south of Route 9 can train dogs on bear. You can use up to six dogs at one time. Training is open each year from July 1 until four days before the open bear hunting season. You must have the landowner's permission to tr…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-18: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 27
- 2025-04-15: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 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. (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)
- 2025-02-25: Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 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. (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0493&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0493&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)
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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0493&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0493&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD751-132 (as of 2026-10-17).