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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1095H.P. 717House of Representatives, March 18, 2025
An Act to Restrict Removal of Common Loons for Relocation in
Maine from Bodies of Water of 500 Acres or Less
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls. (BY REQUEST)
Cosponsored by Senator RAFFERTY of York and
Representatives: BAGSHAW of Windham, COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, DRINKWATER of
Milford, GRIFFIN of Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, MASON of Lisbon, MORRIS of
Turner, WHITE of Guilford. Page 1 - 132LR1515(01)
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2 is enacted to read:
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4 A common loon, may not be relocated from a body of water that
5 measures 500 acres or less as part of a wildlife relocation program.
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7 This bill prohibits the removal of a common loon from a body of water that measures
8 500 acres or less as part of a wildlife relocation program.
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