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ME LD1737

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Harold Stewart

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates a new "commercial sporting camp" license category for establishments offering lodging, meals, equipment, and guide services for hunting, fishing, or snowmobiling in unorganized territories or municipalities with fewer than 1,500 residents

  • Exempts commercial sporting camps without municipal water supply from requirements to install sprinkler systems or upgrade existing plumbing and septic systems, as long as current systems are operational

  • Allows commercial sporting camp licenses to automatically transfer to new owners upon sale without additional licensing requirements

  • Permits licensed commercial sporting camps to serve or cater meals to the general public if they meet Class A restaurant standards

  • Makes commercial sporting camps eligible for a separate moose permit drawing for hunting outfitters

Legislative Description

An Act to Ensure the Future of Maine's Sporting Camp Heritage

Recreation

Last Action

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Health And Human Services5/7/2025
Inland Fisheries And Wildlife4/22/2025

Full Bill Text

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