| | 1.__Sale of finger alphabet cards.__A person may not engage in | the business of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter | stating that the person is deaf or use finger alphabet cards or | such printed matter in any way as a means of inducement in the | sale of merchandise. |
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| | 2.__Issuance of license prohibited.__A person may not issue to | another person a state or local license for the purpose of | peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the | other person is deaf. |
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| | 3.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a | Class E crime.__Violation of this section is a strict liability | crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. |
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| | Sec. I-31. 17 MRSA §1610, as repealed and replaced by PL 1965, c. | 15, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| §1610.__Misrepresenting livestock |
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| | 1. Obtaining or transferring certificate of registration.__A | person may not make a false or fraudulent representation for the | purpose of: |
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| A.__Obtaining a certificate of registration of an animal in | a herd register or other register of a club, association, | society, company or corporation; or |
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| B.__Transferring a certificate of registration. |
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| | 2.__Misrepresentation of registration.__A person may not | represent that an animal is a registered animal, or has been | registered, with the intent that the representation be relied | upon by another unless the animal is registered. |
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| | 3.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a | civil violation for which a fine of not more than $300 may be | adjudged. |
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| | 4.__Definition.__For purposes of this section, "registered | animal" means an animal duly recorded in the official herd book | or similar register of any recognized purebred registry | association organized for the purpose of registering a particular | breed of animals whose lineage has been established by records. |
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| | Sec. I-32. 17 MRSA §2263-A is enacted to read: |
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