ME LD1623

Expands authority throughout Maine fish and wildlife laws to allow a "landowner's representative" to grant or deny permissions previously reserved only for landowners or lessees, including for hunting stands, ATV operation, snowmobile use, and airmobile operation

Authorizes landowners or their representatives to take ownership of abandoned ladders, observation stands, cameras, and electronic surveillance equipment found on their property when the owner is unknown, with rights to remove, destroy, sell, or possess such items

Requires operators of airmobiles, snowmobiles, and ATVs to stop and identify themselves upon request of the landowner, lessee, or landowner's representative (Class E crime for violations)

Maintains existing prohibitions on placing cameras or surveillance equipment on private property without written consent, now extended to include consent from a landowner's representative

Signed into law as Public Law Chapter 267 on June 11, 2025