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| Sec. 11. 7 MRSA §3922, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 422, §7, is | amended to read: |
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| C. From a veterinary licensing agent in accordance with | section 3923-F.; or |
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| | Sec. 12. 7 MRSA §3922, sub-§1, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| D.__From the department using the Internet in accordance | with section 3923-G. |
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| | Sec. 13. 7 MRSA §3923-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 422, §§8 and 9, | is further amended to read: |
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| §3923-A. License and recording fees |
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| | Except as provided in subsection 3 and section 3923-C, a dog | owner or keeper obtaining a license from a municipal clerk or dog | recorder shall pay the license and recording fees established in | this section. |
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| | 1. Dogs capable of producing young. A dog owner or keeper | shall pay a fee of $7.50 $10 to the municipal clerk or to a | veterinary licensing agent for each dog 6 months of age or older | and capable of producing young. A dog is considered capable of | producing young unless certification under subsection 2 is | provided. |
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| The municipal clerk shall retain a $1 as a recording fee and pay | the remaining $6.50 $9 to the department for deposit in the | Animal Welfare Fund. |
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| | 2. Dogs incapable of producing young. A dog owner shall pay | a fee of $4 $6 to the municipal clerk or to a veterinary | licensing agent for each dog 6 months of age or older and | incapable of producing young. A dog is considered incapable of | producing young when the owner provides the following: |
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| A. A written certificate issued by a veterinarian stating | that the veterinarian has neutered the dog; |
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| B. A written certificate issued by a veterinarian stating | that the veterinarian has examined the dog and determined | that the dog is incapable of producing young; or |
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| C. A previous license stating that the dog is incapable of | producing young. |
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