Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Implement a Landowner Antlerless Deer Permit Gift Program
Sponsored By: Steven Foster (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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$12 deer permit gifts for landowners
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife must create a landowner antlerless deer permit gift program. You can pay $12 to give a permit to a landowner who allows hunting on their land. By January 1, 2027, the department must report to the Legislature’s inland fisheries and wildlife committee on the program and recommended law changes. The report must cover landowner engagement, examples of landowner appreciation, and outreach encouraging hunters to thank landowners. The committee can introduce related legislation in the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Steven Foster
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Chad Perkins
Republican • House
David Haggan
Republican • Senate
James Dill
Democratic • House
James Thorne
Republican • House
Paul Flynn
Republican • House
Richard Mason
Republican • House
Russell J. Black
Republican • Senate
Scott Cyrway
Republican • Senate
Stephen Wood
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 74
6/12/2025FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
6/10/2025SenateFINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/10/2025HouseReports ReadOn motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-521) Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-521) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-521) in concurrence.
6/9/2025SenateReports READ.On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-521) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-521). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/9/2025HouseCarried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
3/21/2025HouseThe Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence
3/4/2025SenateCommittee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/4/2025House
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (H-521), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
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