Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§8-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §4, is further amended to read:

8-A. Breeding kennel. "Breeding kennel" means a facility operated for the purpose of breeding or buying, selling or in any way exchanging dogs or cats for value that exchanges more than 16 dogs or 16 cats 2 litters of dogs or cats in a 12-month period.

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3909, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 456, §3, is amended to read:

1. Attorney General and District Attorneys. Whenever a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice that constitutes a violation of this Act an animal welfare law, a rule adopted pursuant to this Act an animal welfare law or a condition of an order, license or permit approved or decision issued by the commissioner pursuant to this Act an animal welfare law, or that constitutes a violation of chapter 739 or Title 17, chapter 42 an animal cruelty law that the commissioner has the authority to enforce, the Attorney General or a District Attorney, at the request of the commissioner, may institute proceedings before the District Court or Superior Court for an order enjoining those acts or practices, an order directing compliance or imposing a civil or criminal penalty, or any combination of these actions, as provided by law. Upon a showing by the commissioner that the person has engaged or is about to engage in such an act or practice, the court may grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order as appropriate.

Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §3922, sub-§§7 and 8 are enacted to read:

7.__Rabies vaccination required.__A person owning, harboring or keeping a dog shall, within 30 days after the dog obtains the age of 6 months, cause the dog to be immunized against rabies in accordance with rules adopted by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, except the requirement of immunization may be waived by the clerk under subsection 3.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

8.__Enforcement.__Failure to display valid proof of immunization against rabies to a law enforcement officer, state humane agent or animal control officer is prima facie evidence of a lack of vaccination.

Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §3923-C, sub-§6 is enacted to read: