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2. License fees. The fee for a boarding kennel license is $50
$75.

 
Sec. 14. 7 MRSA §3932-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 657, §33,
is amended to read:

 
2. License fee. The license fee for an animal shelter is $20
$100.

 
Sec. 15. 7 MRSA §3933, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 779, §31, is
further amended to read:

 
2. License fees. The fee for a pet shop license is $100
$150.

 
Sec. 16. 7 MRSA §3942, as amended by PL 2001, c. 617, §7, is
further amended to read:

 
§3942. Issuance of dog licenses

 
Municipal clerks shall issue dog licenses in accordance with
chapter 721, receive the license fees and pay to the department
$6.50 $16 for dogs capable of producing young and $1 $6 from each
license fee received for dogs incapable of producing young. The
clerks shall keep a record of all licenses issued by them, with
the names of the owners or keepers of dogs licensed and the sex,
registered numbers and description of all dogs except those
covered by a kennel license. The clerks shall make a monthly
report to the department on a department-approved form of all dog
licenses issued and fees received.

 
The clerks clerk shall retain $1 from each license fee as a
recording fee. The clerk shall deposit $2 $3 from each license
for a dog incapable of producing young in the municipality's
animal welfare account established in accordance with section
3945.

 
Sec. 17. 7 MRSA §3991, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3 and
amended by PL 1993, c. 468, §25, is further amended to read:

 
1. License necessary. No research or teaching institution of
higher education may employ live animals in scientific
investigation, experiment or instruction or for the testing of
drugs or medicines without first having been issued a license
under this section by the commissioner. A research or teaching
institution desiring to obtain a license shall make application
to the commissioner. On receipt of the application, the
commissioner shall make or cause to be made such investigation as


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