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animal control officers appointed by municipalities pass a literacy |
| test and complete a minimum of 8 hours basic training and 8 hours |
| practical hands-on training to be certified by the Commissioner of |
| Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. In addition, the bill |
| requires that humane agents employed by the department must |
| complete the 100-hour in-service program at the Maine Criminal |
| Justice Academy or a nationally recognized program dealing with |
| animal welfare. |
