---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend Maine'S Fish And Wildlife Licensing Laws"
description: "An Act To Amend Maine'S Fish And Wildlife Licensing Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 552"
citation: "Maine LD 552 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT", "ADMINISTRATION", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LYFORD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-14"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75c4f056-9e5e-491a-957c-26931324ddb7"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063282"
source_hash: "dac4e0c3798ec52c778722caed497592a2c5f149c4bdcc384716bcb6a062453b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 552 (128) — An Act To Amend Maine'S Fish And Wildlife Licensing Laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP039401.asp)

## Sponsors

- LYFORD — primary (person)
- REED — cosponsor (person)
- THERIAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-14** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-04-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-04-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-04-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-04-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-20** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2017-04-25** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2017-04-25** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2017-04-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-02** On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT
- **2017-05-16** Taken from the table by the President
- **2017-05-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED `passage`
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75c4f056-9e5e-491a-957c-26931324ddb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).