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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10353, sub-§2, ¶G, as amended by PL 2009, c. 389, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
G.  Stop and examine any ATV to ascertain whether it is being operated in compliance with chapter 939 or any other provision of this Part regulating ATVs; demand and inspect the operator's certificate of registration; and examine the identification numbers of the ATV and any marks on it;
Sec. 2. Policies. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall develop policies to implement this Act and submit those policies to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters for review by January 15, 2011.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that a game warden's authority to stop and examine an ATV is the same as that provided for snowmobiles. The amendment also provides that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife develop policies to implement this provision and requires the department to submit those policies to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters by January 15, 2011.