Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3902, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3, is amended to read:

§3902. Purposes; comprehensive program

The primary legislative purposes of this Act are to provide for the licensing of dogs and the humane and proper treatment of animals. To ensure the humane and proper treatment of animals, the commissioner shall develop, implement and administer a comprehensive program that upholds the animal welfare laws of the State through communication, education and enforcement.

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3910, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §3910-A is enacted to read:

§3910-A.__Forfeitures and surcharge

1.__Forfeitures.__Unless otherwise provided, any court in this State shall collect fines or forfeitures imposed for violations of this Part and pay the fine or forfeiture into the treasury of the municipality where the offense or violation was committed.__ The municipal clerk shall deposit and expend fines and forfeitures received in accordance with section 3945.

2.__Surcharge imposed.__A surcharge of 10% or $10, whichever is greater, must be added to every fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by any court in this State for a violation of this Part or Title 17, chapter 42.__The surcharge, for the purposes of collection and collection procedures, is considered a part of the fine, forfeiture or penalty.__All funds collected as a result of this surcharge must be deposited monthly in the Animal Welfare Fund established under section 3906-B, subsection 2.

Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §3942, last ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 779, §34, is further amended to read:

The clerks shall retain $1 from each license fee received for dogs incapable of producing young and use these fees in accordance with section 3945 as a recording fee. The clerk shall deposit $2 from each license for a dog incapable of producing young in the municipality's animal welfare account established in accordance with section 3945.

Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §3945, as amended by PL 1995, c. 490, §14, is further amended to read: