‘Sec. 4. 17 MRSA §1033, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
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First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-44
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Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 3 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 9 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "hunting" the following: ' , lawful animal competitions, field tests, field trials or shows'
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 3 in the 4th line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by inserting before the following: "hunting dogs" the following: ' law enforcement or'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 (page 1, lines 18 to 28 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 4. 17 MRSA §1033, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The amendment does the following.
1. It amends the affirmative defense to prosecution under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17, section 1033 to include lawful animal competitions, field tests, field trials and shows and the training and use of law enforcement dogs.
2. It amends the new crime of possession of animal fighting paraphernalia to limit its application to devices and equipment solely used to train or condition animals for fighting and to situations in which a person knows or should have known the devices or equipment were intended for use in an animal fighting show or exhibition.
3. It also provides examples and descriptions of types of animal fighting paraphernalia.