Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 657, §3, is further amended to read:

5-A. Animal shelter. "Animal shelter" means a facility that includes a physical structure or part of a physical structure that provides temporary or permanent shelter to houses 5 or more weaned animals and operates for the purpose of providing stray, abandoned, abused or owner-surrendered animals with sanctuary or finding the animals temporary or permanent adoptive homes.

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§8-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §4, is further amended to read:

8-A. Breeding kennel. "Breeding kennel" means a facility operated where 5 or more dogs, wolf hybrids or cats are kept in a single location for the purpose of breeding or buying, selling or in any way exchanging dogs, wolf hybrids or cats for value that exchanges more than 16 dogs or 16 cats in a 12-month period.

Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§11-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 682, §3, is amended to read:

11-A. Companion animal. "Companion animal" means a cat or, dog or any animal kept as a pet.

Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§11-B is enacted to read:

11-B.__Companion livestock.__"Companion livestock" means livestock treated as pets and not used, possessed or kept for commercial or agricultural purposes.

Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§11-C is enacted to read:

11-C.__Council.__"Council" means the Animal Welfare Advisory Council as established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 2- C or its duly authorized agent.

Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§12-B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 490, §3, is amended to read:

12-B. Foster home. "Foster home" means a facility or private residence that includes a physical structure or part of a physical structure and that contracts with an animal shelter to provide provides temporary shelter to for up to 4 companion