125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1169		LR 1628(01)
	An Act To Require Timely Reporting of Dog Licensing
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Knight of Livermore Falls
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Establishes new civil violations The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires municipal officers to compile and maintain a list of owners of unlicensed dogs that have been previously licensed, issue warrants to those owners and engage in dog licensing enforcement activities.				Municipality	Moderate statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.