CHAPTER 642

H.P. 1453 - L.D. 1952

An Act To Regulate the Breeding and Sale of Small

Mammals

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 7 MRSA c. 730-A, as amended, is further amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 730-A

BREEDING, SALE AND TRANSPORTATION OF SMALL MAMMALS

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3970-B is enacted to read:

§3970-B. Breeding and sale of small mammals

1.__Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt major substantive rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to regulate the breeding and sale of small mammals, including, but not limited to, guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits.__The rules must reflect the standards of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture for the care of small mammals.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section apply only to persons who are not regulated or required to be licensed under chapter 723 or 735.

2. Penalty.__A person who violates the rules adopted under this section commits a civil violation for which a fine not to exceed $100 per violation may be adjudged.