‘An Act Pertaining to the Laws Governing Pull Events’
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First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-100, Sponsored by
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LR 232 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Pertaining to the Laws Governing Pull Events’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §96, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 563, §3, is amended to read:
If the person against whom the violation is alleged does not request a hearing or if, after a hearing, the commissioner finds the person has committed the violation, the commissioner shall prohibit that person from competing in any event within the State for a period of up to 2 years and shall also exclude the animal from competing in any event within the State for a period of up to one year. The commissioner may also, in an adjudicatory proceeding, in lieu of a civil action under subsection 9, impose an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for a violation of this section.
The commissioner may establish, by rule, a schedule of administrative penalties for violations of this section that includes fines and prohibitions on competing. The schedule must be based on the severity of the violation. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §98, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 563, §3, is amended to read:
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This amendment allows the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to designate any person to serve as secretary for the Pull Events Commission instead of an employee of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. It also allows the commissioner to establish and impose a range of penalties for the use of prohibited substances in pulling events. Fines and prohibitions on competing are to be established through rulemaking with a maximum fine set in law.