---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Hunting Laws As They Pertain To The Training Of Dogs"
description: "An Act To Amend The Hunting Laws As They Pertain To The Training Of Dogs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 547"
citation: "Maine LD 547 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOGS", "HUNTING", "REGULATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf670d97-ff8e-4d8c-a3db-b516addc9c4d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086059"
source_hash: "854f14d7d486157efb12fa22dd7aaf6dcdcc0fbe4b5566d66e8ab25f67cf1727"
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 547 (131) — An Act To Amend The Hunting Laws As They Pertain To The Training Of Dogs

## 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=HP0352&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0352&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0352&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — primary (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany STROUT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-226). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-01** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-226), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-08** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf670d97-ff8e-4d8c-a3db-b516addc9c4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).