LD 1742, Page 2 - 121th Legislature, SECOND REGULAR Session

	4. Distribution of licensing fee. The commissioner shall
deposit all fees received under this section into the Animal
Welfare Fund. The commissioner shall establish procedures for
participating municipalities to periodically receive the
appropriate credit or payment for license fees collected by the
department under this section. A municipality is entitled to a
payment or credit of $3 for each dog or wolf hybrid incapable of
producing young and $1 for each dog or wolf hybrid capable of
producing young licensed under this section. All payments or
credits received by a municipality must be deposited or credited
to the municipality's animal welfare account established in
accordance with section 3945.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act in the following ways:

1. It clarifies that all humane agents are required to
complete specified training requirements;

2. It removes the use of the term "pack or collection" for
kennel licensing purposes, instead specifying that it applies to
persons having 5 or more dogs;

3. It allows municipalities to retain $1 of the licensing fee
for each dog or wolf hybrid capable of producing young; and

4. It clarifies the definition of "kennel."

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