Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 4163 – Dog or cat vendor’s license
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A person may not advertise for sale, sell or exchange for value more than one cat or dog under the age of 6 months in a 12-month period unless that person has a valid animal shelter, kennel or breeding kennel license or a valid vendor’s license issued under this section. [PL 2019, c. 544, §8 (AMD).]
1. Vendor’s license; fee. A person may apply for a vendor’s license by completing and submitting to the department an application form provided by the department. Upon receipt of a completed application, the department shall issue a vendor’s license and an identifying license number that is valid for a period of 90 days from the date of issuance. A person is entitled to one vendor’s license in a 12-month period at no charge. A fee of $25 must be submitted with each additional application for a vendor’s license within a 12-month period.
[PL 2007, c. 702, §37 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 4163
- 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
- Breeding kennel: means a location where 5 or more adult female dogs or cats capable of breeding are kept and some or all of the offspring are offered for sale, sold or exchanged for value or a location where more than 16 dogs or cats raised on the premises are sold to the public in a 12-month period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Cat: means a member of the genus and species known as Felis catus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Dog: means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris, except that in chapters 720, 721, 725, 727, 729 and 739 "dog" means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris or any canine, regardless of generation, resulting from the interbreeding of a member of canis familiaris with a wolf hybrid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Kennel: means 5 or more dogs kept in a single location under one ownership for breeding, hunting, show, training, field trials, sledding, competition or exhibition purposes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
2. Advertising. A person possessing a vendor’s license issued under this section must include that vendor’s license number in any form of advertising, brochure or sign that announces the availability of a dog or cat for sale or exchange. The vendor’s name and license number must be provided to a person purchasing or otherwise receiving a dog or cat from the vendor.
[PL 2007, c. 439, §34 (NEW).]
3. Violation. A person who fails to comply with this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200 may be adjudged, none of which may be suspended.
[PL 2007, c. 439, §34 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 439, §34 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 702, §§36, 37 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 544, §8 (AMD).