| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 7 MRSA c. 744 is enacted to read: |
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| | | BREEDING AND SALE OF GUINEA PIGS |
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| | | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Guinea pig.__"Guinea pig" means a member of the genus | | Cavia. |
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| | | 2.__Guinea pig breeding facility.__"Guinea pig breeding | | facility" means a location where guinea pigs are kept for the | | purpose of breeding and buying, selling or in any way | | exchanging for value more than 12 guinea pigs in a 12-month | | period. |
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| | | §4132.__Breeding license required |
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| | | A person maintaining a guinea pig breeding facility must | | obtain a license from the department and is subject to rules | | adopted by the department.__The license expires 12 months | | after the date of issuance.__The fee for a guinea pig breeding | | facility license is $20. |
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| | | Guinea pig breeding facilities and pet shops engaged in the | | buying and selling of guinea pigs shall keep a record of the | | buyer and seller in each sale of a guinea pig for a period of | | 2 years beginning on the date of sale.__Upon request, these | | records must be available for inspection by a humane agent or | | law enforcement officer. |
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| | | The commission shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.__ | | Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical | | rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | The owner or manager of a pet shop or guinea pig breeding | | facility may not sell, offer for sale or give away a guinea | | pig under the age of 8 weeks. |
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