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An Act To Promote Youth Hunting License Sales
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10851, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
A person 65 years of age and older must be a resident to purchase a resident lifetime license under this section. Once purchased, a resident lifetime license is valid for the life of the holder without regard to subsequent changes in the legal residence of the holder. The license entitles the holder to all fishing or hunting privileges extended to residents of that same age who hold the equivalent annual license and subjects the holder to all limitations and prerequisites on those fishing or hunting privileges that apply to residents of that same age who hold the equivalent annual license.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10851, as amended by PL 2007, c. 433, §1 and c. 651, §9, is further amended by adding after the first paragraph a new paragraph to read:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a resident lifetime license may be purchased for any nonresident 15 years of age or younger, to infants and juniors, entitling the holder to all fishing and hunting privileges extended to a resident and at the same fee cost. The purchase of a resident lifetime license for a nonresident 15 years of age or younger is subject to the provisions of paragraphs A and B. Once purchased, a resident lifetime license purchased for an eligible nonresident is valid for the life of the holder without regard to subsequent changes in the legal residence of the holder.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows the purchase of a lifetime resident license for a nonresident 15 years of age or younger.