Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §3923-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §17, is further amended to read:

1. License necessary. A person having a pack or collection of 5 or more dogs for the purposes set forth in section 3907, subsection 17 shall obtain a kennel license from the clerk of the municipality where the dogs are kept and that person is subject to rules adopted by the department. The sex, registered number and description are not required of for the dogs covered by a kennel license. The license expires December 31st annually. The kennel license permits the licensee or authorized agent to transport under control and supervision the kennel dogs in or outside the State.