Sec. 9. Retroactivity. That section of this Act that enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 2171, subsection 1-A applies retroactively to December 31, 1999.

Sec. 10. 7 MRSA §2171, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 84, §3, is amended to read:

2. Violations. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling nursery stock without a license commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $500 may be adjudged. Licenses may be revoked by the Administrative Court, as provided in the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, for failure to comply with the requirements of chapter 405-A.

Sec. 11. 8 MRSA §263-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 527, §2, is reallocated to 8 MRSA §263-C.

Sec. 12. 8 MRSA §275-I, as amended by PL 1997, c. 474, §4 and affected by §6 and repealed by c. 528, §28, is repealed.

Sec. 13. 8 MRSA §292, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 528, §46, is amended to read:

§292. Horsemen's purse share

Amounts calculated as horsemen's purse share under section 286 must be retained by the licensee to supplement purse money at the track where the wager was placed. For wagers placed at a racetrack in the State on a simulcast race conducted at another racetrack in the State, 1.512% of regular wagers and 4.305% of exotic wagers must be sent to the track in the state where the harness race was conducted and .986% of regular wagers and .990% of exotic wagers must be sent to the commission for distribution.

Sec. 14. 9 MRSA §5008, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 146, §2 and c. 386, Pt. A, §16, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Registration.__A person or entity may not act as a professional fund-raising counsel, a professional solicitor or a commercial co-venturer before that person or entity has registered with the office.__Applications for registration or reregistration must be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the office and accompanied by an application fee in the amount of $50 and a registration fee in the amount of $200.__ Application fees are nonrefundable.__The applicant shall, at the time of making application for registration or reregistration,