CHAPTER 597
H.P. 1646 - L.D. 2306
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3923-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §15, is further amended to read:
4. Late fees. An owner or keeper required to license a dog under section 3922, subsection 1 or section 3923-C, subsection 1 and applying for a license for that dog after January 31st shall pay to the municipal clerk or dog recorder a late fee of $3 $5 in addition to the annual license fee paid in accordance with subsection 1 or 2 and section 3923-C, subsection 1. The clerk or dog recorder shall deposit all late fees collected under this subsection into the municipality's animal welfare account established in accordance with section 3945.
An owner or keeper whose name appears on a municipal warrant issued in accordance with section 3943 must pay the late fee of $10 required by that section and is not subject to this subsection.
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §4016, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 254, §14, is amended to read:
The court, as part of the penalty, may prohibit a person adjudicated as having violated the laws against cruelty to animals from owning, possessing or having on the defendant's premises an animal for a period of time, up to and including permanent relinquishment. The court as part of the sentence may order that the defendant be evaluated to determine the need for psychiatric or psychological counseling and, if it is determined appropriate, the court may order that the defendant receive psychiatric or psychological counseling at the defendant's expense.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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