LD 181
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LD 181 Title Page An Act to Clarify the Definition of Livestock LD 181 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §1302, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 572, §4, is
further amended to read:

 
3. Livestock and poultry. "Livestock and poultry" includes
all cattle, sheep, goats, swine, equines, alpacas, bison,
llamas, ostriches, poultry, domesticated cervidae, exotic
wildlife raised on farms and other animals raised for food or
fiber.

 
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§18-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 456, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
18-A. Livestock. "Livestock" means cattle, equines, sheep,
goats, swine and, domesticated deer, fowl and, rabbits,
alpacas, bison, llamas, ostriches and exotic wildlife raised
on farms.

 
Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §1011, sub-§18-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 456,
§11, is amended to read:

 
18-A. Livestock. "Livestock" means cattle, equines, sheep,
goats, swine and, domesticated deer, fowl and, rabbits,
alpacas, bison, llamas, ostriches and exotic wildlife raised
on farms.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill expands the definition of livestock within the
jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Resources to include alpacas, bison, llamas, ostriches and
exotic wildlife raised on farms.


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