Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 4158 – Contest
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1. Demand for remedy; contest. When a seller wishes to contest a demand for the remedy specified in section 4155, the seller may require the purchaser to produce all the veterinarian‘s records and the animal for examination or autopsy by a veterinarian designated by the seller. The veterinarian designated by the seller must be practicing at a veterinary clinic within 100 miles of the purchaser’s residence. The seller shall pay the cost of this examination or autopsy. The seller has a right of recovery against the purchaser if the seller is not obligated to provide a remedy under section 4155.
[PL 2007, c. 702, §31 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 4158
- Animal: means a dog, wholly of the species canis familiaris, or a cat, wholly or in part of the species felis domesticus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 4151
- Seller: includes animal dealers required to be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 4151
- Veterinarian: means a person licensed as a veterinarian in any state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 4151
2. Right to court action. If the seller does not provide the remedy selected by the purchaser set forth in section 4155, the purchaser may initiate a court action. The prevailing party in the court action has the right to recover costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.
[PL 2007, c. 702, §32 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 589, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 690, §53 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 702, §§31, 32 (AMD).