Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§8, as amended by PL 1997, c. 33, §1, is further amended to read:

8. Boarding kennel. "Boarding kennel" means any place, building, tract of land or abode in or on which 3 or more privately owned dogs or other pets, or both, are kept at any one time for their owners in return for a fee as a commercial business.

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§15, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, c. 779, §14, is amended to read:

15. Humane agent. "Humane agent" means an employee or intermittent employee of the department or an intermittent employee of the board who assists in enforcing this Part.

Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§17, as amended by PL 1995, c. 409, §1, is further amended to read:

17. Kennel. "Kennel" means one pack or collection of dogs or wolf hybrids kept in a single location under one ownership for breeding, hunting, show, training, field trials and or exhibition purposes.

Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §3909, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Subpoenas.__The commissioner, the commissioner's designee or the legal counsel for the department may:

A.__Issue subpoenas requiring persons to disclose or provide to the department information or records in their possession that are necessary and relevant to an investigation under the animal welfare laws.

(1)__The department may apply to the District Court to enforce a subpoena.

(2)__A person who complies with a subpoena is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise result from the act of turning over or providing information or records to the department.

Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §3922, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §14, is further amended to read:

2. License; after January 1st. The owner or keeper, within 10 days of the conditions of paragraph A or B being met, shall