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| Sec. 80. PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. B, §3 is amended to read: |
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| | *Sec. B-3. 7 MRSA §1809, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, | c. 572, §38, is amended to read: |
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| | 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 or | Title 12, section 12102 or 12704. 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. |
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| When an animal is brought into the State without a required | permit, the commissioner or the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries | and Wildlife may condemn the animal and order it euthanized | without indemnity. |
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| | Sec. 81. PL 2005, c. 401, Pt. C, §6 is amended to read: |
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| | *Sec. C-6. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1-C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 650, | §3, is amended to read: |
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| | 1-C. Prescription drug waiver program. Except as provided in | paragraph G, the department shall apply to the federal Centers | for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver or amend a | pending or current waiver under the Medicaid program authorizing | the department to use federal matching dollars to enhance the | prescription drug benefits available to persons who qualify for | the elderly low-cost drug program established under section 254 | 254-D. The program created pursuant to the waiver is the | prescription drug waiver program, referred to in this subsection | as the "program." |
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| A. As funds permit, the department has the authority to | establish income eligibility levels for the program up to | and including 200% of the federal nonfarm income official | poverty level, except that for individuals in households | that spend at least 40% of income on unreimbursed direct | medical expenses for prescription medications, the income | eligibility level is increased by 25%. |
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