Maine § 12 §10206 Disposition of specific revenues

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §10206 — Disposition of specific revenues

Maine § 12 §10206

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 13INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 903DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §10206 (2026).

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1.All-terrain vehicle revenues. Revenues received under the provisions of this Part relating to ATVs, including chapter 939, must be disbursed and used as follows.

2.Snowmobile and trail-grooming equipment revenues. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this subsection. The department's administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

3.Watercraft revenues. Except as provided in subsection 6, all revenues collected under the provisions of this Part relating to watercraft, including chapter 935, are disposed of as follows.

4.Migratory waterfowl rev

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1.
All-terrain vehicle revenues.
Revenues received under the provisions of this Part relating to ATVs, including chapter 939, must be disbursed and used as follows.
2.
Snowmobile and trail-grooming equipment revenues.
The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this subsection. The department's administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
3.
Watercraft revenues.
Except as provided in subsection 6, all revenues collected under the provisions of this Part relating to watercraft, including chapter 935, are disposed of as follows.
4.
Migratory waterfowl revenues.
All revenues derived from the sale of permits and art in conjunction with the permits under section 10201, subsection 5 and section 11157 must be deposited into a special account within the department, and that account must be used for acquisition of waterfowl habitat and waterfowl management activities.
5.
Sucker and yellow perch permit revenues.
All fees collected pursuant to section 12506 accrue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund established in section 6505‑D, except that $42 accrues to the General Fund for each eel pot or eel weir permit issued pursuant to section 12506.
6.
Lake and river protection sticker revenues.
All fees collected by the commissioner from the sale of stickers under section 13058, subsection 3 must be paid daily to the Treasurer of State. Notwithstanding subsection 3, the Treasurer of State shall credit funds received under this subsection as follows:
7.
Resident lifetime license revenues.
Revenue from the sale of lifetime licenses under section 10851 is dedicated revenue and must be deposited in the Lifetime License Fund established in subchapter 5. The department may establish payment procedures for licenses under section 10851; a license may not be issued until full payment is received.
8.
Moose hunting permit revenues.
All revenues derived from the sale of moose hunting permits under section 11154, subsection 11, including all bidding fees, must be deposited into a special nonlapsing account within the department, and that account must be used to pay the costs of administering the process of issuing permits and to fund youth conservation education programs.
9.
Moose hunting revenues; moose hunting research and management.
10.
Pheasant hunting permit revenues.
Revenues generated from the sale of pheasant hunting permits must be deposited into a separate account within the department, to be known as the Pheasant Fund and referred to in this subsection as the "fund." The fund is nonlapsing. The fund may be used only for costs directly related to the administration of the pheasant program, including grants to a qualified rod and gun club or qualified hunting-oriented organization to help defray the costs of purchasing and raising pheasants in accordance with an agreement with the commissioner entered into in accordance with section 10108, subsection 9.
11.
Fish and Wildlife Management Education Fund.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §§B47-50 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 695, §B3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 695, §C1 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 12, §III2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 93, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §E1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 44, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 463, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 463, §9 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 556, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. OO, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 340, §8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §15 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 370, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. AAA, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV). PL 2013, c. 580, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 245, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 75, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 264, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 228, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 612, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 132, §1 (AMD).