| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 657, §3, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 5-A. Animal shelter. "Animal shelter" means a facility that | includes a physical structure or part of a physical structure | that provides temporary or permanent shelter to houses 5 or more | weaned animals and operates for the purpose of providing stray, | abandoned, abused or owner-surrendered animals with sanctuary or | finding the animals temporary or permanent adoptive homes. |
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| | Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§8-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 8-A. Breeding kennel. "Breeding kennel" means a facility | operated where 5 or more dogs, wolf hybrids or cats are kept in a | single location for the purpose of breeding or buying, selling or | in any way exchanging dogs, wolf hybrids or cats for value that | exchanges more than 16 dogs or 16 cats in a 12-month period. |
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| | Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§11-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 682, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | 11-A. Companion animal. "Companion animal" means a cat or, | dog or any animal kept as a pet. |
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| | Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§11-B is enacted to read: |
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| | 11-B.__Companion livestock.__"Companion livestock" means | livestock treated as pets and not used, possessed or kept for | commercial or agricultural purposes. |
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| | Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§11-C is enacted to read: |
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| | 11-C.__Council.__"Council" means the Animal Welfare Advisory | Council as established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 2- | C or its duly authorized agent. |
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| | Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§12-B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 490, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | 12-B. Foster home. "Foster home" means a facility or private | residence that includes a physical structure or part of a | physical structure and that contracts with an animal shelter to | provide provides temporary shelter to for up to 4 companion |
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