§1310.__Cattle Health Assurance Program Fund

The Treasurer of State shall establish a separate account known as the Cattle Health Assurance Program Fund.__This fund does not lapse but must be carried forward.__Funds from this account may be used to pay for administrative costs associated with section 1309.

Sec. 4. 7 MRSA c. 202 is amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting in its place the following:

CHAPTER 202

CERVIDS

Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §1331, as amended by PL 2001, c. 572, §§10 and 11, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §1332, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 765, §2, is amended to read:

§1332. Animal Industry Fund

The Treasurer of State shall establish a separate account known as the Animal Industry Fund. This fund does not lapse but must be carried forward. Except as provided in section 1346, license fees collected under section 1331, subsection 2 1333, subsection 3 and license and tagging fees collected under section 1342, subsections 3 and 4 must be deposited in the account. Funds from this account may be used to pay for administrative costs associated with licenses issued under sections 1331 1333 and 1342, tags issued under section 1342 and other costs associated with administration and enforcement of this chapter and chapter 202-A.

Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §1333 is enacted to read:

§1333.__Propagation and possession of cervids

1.__Definitions.__As used in this Title, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Cervid" means a member of the cervidae family and hybrids, including deer, elk, caribou, reindeer and related species.