---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify And Enhance Certain Maine Wildlife Laws"
description: "An Act To Clarify And Enhance Certain Maine Wildlife Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1818"
citation: "Maine LD 1818 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAME", "BIRDS", "SPECIFIC BIRDS PROHIBITED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy THERIAULT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-03"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78a33562-d53b-491d-ab26-298c81ca7b28"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074403"
source_hash: "08fac9e814fb2432fd63d4456f72d5e9e30c6dac3714e243b425946bec735d70"
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 1818 (129) — An Act To Clarify And Enhance Certain Maine Wildlife Laws

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Timothy THERIAULT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-03** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-11** On OBJECTION of Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford REMOVED.
- **2019-06-11** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2019-06-11** On motion of Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2019-06-11** Later today assigned.
- **2019-06-11** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-06-11** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) was READ.
- **2019-06-11** On motion of Representative THERIAULT of China, House Amendment "A" (H-560) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-560) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-560) thereto.
- **2019-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) READ
- **2019-06-12** House Amendment "A" (H-560) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-560) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-538) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-560) thereto in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/78a33562-d53b-491d-ab26-298c81ca7b28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).