Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §3935, as amended by PL 1993, c. 657, §35, is further amended to read:

§3935. License prohibited

The department may not issue a license to maintain a boarding kennel, breeding kennel or pet shop to a person who, within the 5 10 years previous to the application for the license, has been convicted of a criminal violation under Title 17, chapter 42 a violation of an animal cruelty law or rule, or under of a criminal law involving cruelty to animals that is no longer in effect, or within 2 5 years previous to the application for the license, has been adjudicated of a civil violation for cruelty to animals under chapter 739 any animal cruelty law or rule.

Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §3940 is enacted to read:

§3940.__Late fees

A late fee of 50% of the annual fee, in addition to the annual fee, must be paid by a person that fails to obtain the proper facility license by January 31st of each year or the expiration date of the facility licensed as prescribed by law.__This late fee applies to all facilities as described in section 3931-A, 3931-B, 3932, 3932-A or 3933.__The late fee must be deposited in the Animal Welfare Fund established in section 3906-B.

Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §4152, sub-§1, ¶¶C and D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §51, are further amended to read:

C. A pet dealer who represents an animal as eligible for registration with an animal pedigree organization shall provide the retail purchaser with a notice stating that pedigree registration does not assure health or quality of an animal; and

D. The pet dealer shall indicate whether or not, to the pet dealer's knowledge, the animal or its sire or dam is registered with, and whether the animal is certified by, any organization that maintains a registry pertaining to congenital or hereditary problems and explain the meaning of these terms.; and