---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Baiting Of Deer"
description: "An Act Regarding The Baiting Of Deer"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1804"
citation: "Maine LD 1804 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "REGULATIONS", "DEER BAITING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul DAVIS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-30"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2571fc8-b9a4-4af3-b633-d37684257114"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074326"
source_hash: "866a936fede0389486aee67dcaf922a5557694a4606b1454aa861754947233c1"
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 1804 (129) — An Act Regarding The Baiting Of Deer

## 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=SP0610&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0610&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0610&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Paul DAVIS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-30** 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
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-03-10** Report READ
- **2020-03-10** On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2020-03-17** Taken from the table by the President
- **2020-03-17** Subsequently Report Accepted
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Sent down 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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417).
- **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/f2571fc8-b9a4-4af3-b633-d37684257114`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).