Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §1589, sub-§3-A, as repealed by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. HH, §4 and amended by c. 464, §11, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §1589, sub-§3-C, as repealed by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. HH, §4 and amended by c. 464, §12, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §1660-D, sub-§3, as corrected by RR 1995, c. 2, §5 and amended by PL 2001, c. 354, §3, is further amended to read:

3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Behavioral and Developmental Services, who share joint has responsibility for the administration of this chapter.

Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §19131, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 785, §3, is amended to read:

C. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services;

Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §19131, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 576, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 9. 7 MRSA §1809, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 572, §38, is amended to read:

1. Permit required. The commissioner may require a person who imports animals into the State to obtain a permit before the time of entry. When a permit is required, the permit or permit number must accompany the shipment. The commissioner may refuse to grant a permit or may issue one subject to quarantine at destination if the animals do not meet importation requirements or do not comply with the inland fisheries and wildlife laws and rules adopted by the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife under Title 12, chapter 707 915, subchapter 7 15. The commissioner may require the owner to have those animals tested or examined by a veterinarian at the owner's expense. The commissioner may release those animals from quarantine only after the commissioner is satisfied that they are not a disease threat to other animals or humans.