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Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §1333, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 386, §6,
is amended to read:

 
B. "Discrepancy" means an instance in which a holder of a
license under subsection 3 2 has failed to comply with a
requirement under this Part.

 
Sec. 8. 7 MRSA §1333, sub-§§3 to 6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 386, §6,
are amended to read:

 
3. Inspection. The commissioner or commissioner's designee
shall conduct an inspection of an applicant's premises before the
initial issuance or renewal of a license under subsection 3 2 or
at any time during the pendency of a license under subsection 3 2
if the department believes the license holder is not in
compliance with the provisions of this Part.

 
4. Renewal. If an inspection for a renewal of a license
under subsection 3 2 reveals a discrepancy, the inspector shall
note the discrepancy on an inspection form. The commissioner may
issue a temporary license under subsection 3 2 and give the
license holder a reasonable amount of time to correct the
discrepancy. Upon a subsequent inspection of the premises of a
temporary license holder under this subsection, the commissioner
shall renew the license under subsection 3 2 if the license
holder has corrected all of the discrepancies noted on the
inspection form from the prior inspection.

 
5. Penalties. Any person engaged in the business of
propagating, possessing, buying or selling cervids without a
license under subsection 3 2 commits a civil violation for which
a fine not to exceed $100 per day for each violation may be
adjudged, except that the total of the fines may not exceed
$25,000.

 
6. Records. A holder of a license issued pursuant to
subsection 3 2 shall maintain records that include the date and
location of birth and the date of death or departure of each
cervid in the license holder's herd.

 
Sec. 9. 7 MRSA §4209, as amended by PL 2003, c. 283, §4 and
repealed by c. 452, Pt. B, §29 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 10. Effective date. That section of this Act that repeals the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 4209 takes effect July
1, 2004.

 
Sec. 11. 9 MRSA §2301, as amended by PL 1987, c. 769, Pt. A, §38,
is further amended to read:


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