122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 178 LR 1027(01)
An Act To Support Animal Welfare
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Davis of Falmouth
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $199,328 $199,328 $199,328 $199,328
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $199,328 $199,328 $199,328 $199,328
Revenue
General Fund ($199,328) ($199,328) ($199,328) ($199,328)
Other Special Revenue Funds $199,328 $199,328 $199,328 $199,328
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring that the registration fees collected for the distribution of commercial feed be deposited entirelly to the Animal Welfare Fund within the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources will result in an annual loss of $199,328 in General Fund revenues beginning in fiscal year 2005-06.  This change will also result in an equivalent increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue collected by the department for the fund beginning in the same fiscal year and will require additional Other Special Revenue allocations of the same amount beginning in fiscal year 2005-06.