Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3939-B – Violations
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1. Noncompliance by new owner. If a person receiving a dog or cat from an animal shelter fails to comply with section 3939-A, that person forfeits the sterilization deposit and commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200 per animal may be adjudged.
[PL 2015, c. 223, §10 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3939-B
- Animal: means every living, sentient creature not a human being. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Animal shelter: means a:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907Cat: 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 Owner: means a person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or other animal. 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. Noncompliance by animal shelter. If an animal shelter fails to require a spay-neuter agreement or fails to collect a deposit as required under section 3939-A, that animal shelter commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200 per animal may be adjudged.
[PL 2015, c. 223, §10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 439, §24 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 223, §10 (AMD).