121st Maine Legislature
Office of Fiscal and Program Review
LD 1228
An Act To Regulate the Breeding and Sale of Guinea Pigs      
LR 1080(01)
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. McKee of Wayne
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $42,622 $59,614 $62,714 $65,975
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $42,622 $59,614 $62,714 $65,975
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements:
Establishes a new civil violation
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources will require additional General Fund appropriations of $42,622 and $59,614 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively, for the costs of regulating guinea pig breeders.  In addition, the establishment of a $20 guinea pig breeding facility license will increase General Fund revenues collected by the department; the amounts can not be determined at this time.