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An Act To Allow Owners of 25 Acres or More of Land That Is Open to the Public for Hunting To Take Any Deer without a Special Permit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11152, sub-§9  is enacted to read:
 
9.  Landowners of 25 acres or more.     Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person with a valid license under section 11109 who owns 25 contiguous acres or more may take an antlerless deer on that land under that license during hunting season if:
 
A.  The land is open to the public for hunting; and
 
B.  The land is not located in a wildlife management district that does not have permits issued under subsection 1-A.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a landowner of 25 acres or more who possesses a valid deer hunting license to take an antlerless deer on the landowner's property under that license during hunting season if the property is open to the public for hunting and not located in a wildlife management district that does not have antlerless deer permits issued.