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Hello,

I am currently serving as a member of the working group in the state of Maine to rewrite Chapter 7 of the IF&W rules, which regulate wildlife in captivity.

I feel that the problem is not the current rules but the fact that they are not followed. An idea occurs to me to be able to solve that problem with the new rules.

What I am looking for is language or examples of what I would refer to as burecratic limits or stop law.

So something like: If a permit application is recieved and no action is taken for 45 days that permit is automatically granted.

But in legal type language. I remember something about DMV's in the southwest having rules like this - if too many people were in line for vehicle inspections they'd simply start waving people throuhg and giving them stickers.

Being able to cite examples of other laws/rules/regulations (of any type) that use this idea would go a long way towards convincing everyone.

Ross Lasley
ross@SprcueNubbleFarm.com
207-684-3539

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I think there was/is something like that on applications to purchase certain weapons. I'm not a gun guy, so I don't know the details, but I remember some controversy along those lines a few years back. Maybe some of our gun toting members can fill in the blanks.