PART A

Sec. A-1. 7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §1, is repealed.

Sec. A-2. 7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 422, §3, is further amended to read:

2. Animal Welfare Fund. The commissioner shall deposit all license fees received pursuant to chapters 721, 723, 725 and 735 in a separate account established by the Treasurer of State and known as the Animal Welfare Fund. The commissioner shall deposit 1/2 of feed registration fees collected under section 714 and all funds collected pursuant to section 4852 in the Animal Welfare Fund. This account does not lapse, but continues from year to year. The commissioner shall pay from the Animal Welfare Fund the expense of furnishing blanks, stickers and tags, travel expenses and salaries for necessary personnel, payments to animal shelters and expenses incurred in the administration of this Part.

Sec. A-3. 7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 779, §9, is repealed.

Sec. A-4. 7 MRSA §3911, as amended by PL 1999, c. 254, §3, is further amended to read:

§3911. Dogs at large

It is unlawful for any dog, licensed or unlicensed, to be at large, except when used for hunting. The owner or keeper of any dog found at large is subject to the penalties provided in this chapter.

Sec. A-5. 7 MRSA §3913, sub-§3, §C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 779, §22, is further amended to read:

C. If the owner claims the dog within the 6-day period, the owner may have and receive the dog upon payment of all department-approved fees as provided in subsection 2-A, the municipal impoundment fee and actual fees incurred for food, shelter, veterinary care and any other fees required by this chapter for each day that the dog has been sheltered, provided that the dog is licensed immunized in accordance with chapter 721 721-A.

Sec. A-6. 7 MRSA §3913, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 657, §17, is further amended to read: