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| | | An Act To Support Animal Welfare |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §714, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 4.__Surcharge on registration of pet food. For each brand of | | pet food registered in accordance with subsection 1, the | | applicant shall pay a $20 surcharge in addition to the | | registration fee.__The commissioner shall deposit the surcharge | | into the Animal Welfare Fund established under section 3906-B, | | subsection 2. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §1820-A, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 4.__Surcharge.__A person submitting a sample to the department | | for an official test for equine infectious anemia shall pay a | | surcharge of $4 for each sample tested by the department. The | | commissioner shall collect the surcharge and deposit all money | | received under this subsection into the animal welfare auxiliary | | fund established under section 3906-B, subsection 16.__All | | revenue collected pursuant to this subsection must be used for | | investigating alleged cases of mistreatment or abuse of equines | | and enhancing enforcement of this Part and Title 17, chapter 42 | | as these laws pertain to equines. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 422, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Animal Welfare Fund. The commissioner shall deposit all | | license fees received pursuant to chapters 721, 723, 725 and 735 | | in a separate account established by the Treasurer of State and |
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