§3941. Posting of law

Municipal clerks, annually, at least 20 days before January 1st, shall post copies of chapter 721 and this chapter in the usual places for posting notices of the annual municipal elections.

Sec. A-12. 7 MRSA §3942, as amended by PL 2001, c. 617, §7, is repealed.

Sec. A-13. 7 MRSA §3943, as amended by PL 1999, c. 136, §1, is repealed.

Sec. A-14. 7 MRSA §3944, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §27, is repealed.

Sec. A-15. 7 MRSA §3945, as amended by PL 2001, c. 617, §8, is further amended to read:

§3945. Use of court fines retained by municipalities

Except for the $1 recording fee pursuant to section 3942 retained by the municipal clerk, all fees and All court fines retained by municipalities pursuant to this chapter must be kept in a separate account and must be used for the salaries and costs of animal control, enforcement of licensing immunization laws, care of stray animals that are injured or abandoned and the support of one or more approved animal shelters. Any money not expended for these purposes in a municipality's fiscal year does not lapse, but must be carried over to the next fiscal year.

Sec. A-16. 7 MRSA §3946, as amended by PL 1995, c. 490, §15, is repealed.

Sec. A-17. 7 MRSA §3947, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §28, is further amended to read:

Each municipality shall appoint one or more animal control officers whose duties are enforcement of sections 3911, 3912, 3916, 3921, 3924, 3943, 3948, 3950, 3950-A, 3952 and 4041 and Title 17, section 1023 responding to reports of animals suspected of having rabies in accordance with Title 22, sections 1313 and 1313-A and such other duties to control animals as the municipality may require.