---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Permits To Possess Wildlife In Captivity"
description: "An Act Regarding Permits To Possess Wildlife In Captivity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2003"
citation: "Maine LD 2003 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WILDLIFE", "POSSESSION", "NOTICE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James DILL"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35bdde0d-df14-4074-a2e4-b9351189b579"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075914"
source_hash: "3a732352fbec47b3367fd7dd7713fceaa8d6219631e711686380e80529ec3071"
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 2003 (129) — An Act Regarding Permits To Possess Wildlife In Captivity

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0705&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0705&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- James DILL — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2020-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2020-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-03-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** 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/35bdde0d-df14-4074-a2e4-b9351189b579`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).