Does anyone know what the situation will be for non-resident Maine or New Hampshire permits will be this year? My permits will be expiring in May and I have not received renewals as I expected.
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I'd like to say do a search as this has been beat to shit but Maine no longer requires a non res license however if you are stopped you must declare if carrying.
Does anyone know what the situation will be for non-resident Maine or New Hampshire permits will be this year? My permits will be expiring in May and I have not received renewals as I expected.
Rome
And technically to carry s firearm within I think 1000' of a school and to carry in national parks in Maine.
The law does not otherwise change where a person may carry or who may possess a firearm. It will still be illegal to possess a firearm in the following places, with some very limited exceptions:
There will be some circumstances in which an optional handgun permit will authorize the permittee to carry in certain locations or during an activity when an unpermitted person could not:
- Courthouses (17-A M.R.S. § 1058)
- State Parks (12 M.R.S. § 1803(6), (7) and Bureau of Parks and Lands Rules Chapter 1)
- Acadia National Park (12 M.R.S. § 756)
- Schools (20-A M.R.S. § 6552)
- Federal buildings (18 U.S.C. § 930)
- State Capitol area (25 M.R.S. § 2904 & DPS Rule Chapter 41)
- Private property when prohibited by the property owner
- Establishments licensed for on-premises consumption of liquor, if the premises are posted. Note that even if there is no posted prohibition, it is illegal to carry on these premises while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. (17-A M.R.S. §1057)
- Wildlife Sanctuaries (as listed in 12 M.R.S. § 12707)
- Labor disputes and strikes (32 M.R.S. § 9412(5))
- Baxter State Park (as prohibited by Rules)
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway (as prohibited by rules)
- Acadia National Park (Maine Permit required; 12 M.R.S. §756)
- State Parks (Permit required; open carry not permitted; 12 M.R.S. § 1803(7))
- Regular archery hunting-deer only (Permit required; 12 MRS § 11403)
- Employees’ vehicles on work premises (Permit required; vehicle must be locked and firearm must not be visible; 26 M.R.S. §600)
Yes, I did receive a ME renewal notice last year (Spring IIRC) and submitted it promptly. NH seems to be getting sloppy or overwhelmed, as I got my renewal ~5 weeks before expiration (IIRC they claim they mail them out 8 weeks prior), mailed it the next day and received it 6 weeks later, a week after expiration. The NH form is online, so don't wait, DL and send it in.
Rome, I received a NH renewal and application about 5 weeks prior to my birthday at the end of this month. I sent the application back on 3/31/16 and should be receiving the license this week (I hope). The NH application is also available online at:
http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/permitslicensing/documents/dssp260.pdf
NH sent it 6 weeks later? Maybe I will not receive mine this week as I hoped I would.