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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Give The Commissioner Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife The Authority To Change The Opening Dates Of Trapping Seasons Based On Weather Conditions"
description: "An Act To Give The Commissioner Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife The Authority To Change The Opening Dates Of Trapping Seasons Based On Weather Conditions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 490"
citation: "Maine LD 490 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRAPPING", "SEASON", "EXTENSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da059c9b-e336-486a-a66f-d26121eb2ab1"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071329"
source_hash: "705d2e2639711cc44c4368d74db4183fd3f8e0aea8bf482da652ca8e93dde39a"
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 490 (129) — An Act To Give The Commissioner Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife The Authority To Change The Opening Dates Of Trapping Seasons Based On Weather Conditions
## 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=SP0155&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0155&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0155&item=3&snum=129)
## Sponsors
- Russell BLACK — primary (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Louis LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Peter LYFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-31** 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
- **2019-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-03-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Committee Amendment "A" (S-9) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-03-14** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-19** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-19** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-9) `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-03-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-9).
- **2019-03-21** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-05** 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/da059c9b-e336-486a-a66f-d26121eb2ab1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).