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130th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1744 |
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LR 2195(01) |
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An Act To
Increase Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees |
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Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Sen. Dill of Penobscot |
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Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and
Forestry |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement |
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FY 2021-22 |
FY 2022-23 |
Projections FY 2023-24 |
Projections FY 2024-25 |
Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$425,000 |
$425,000 |
$425,000 |
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Appropriations/Allocations |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$0 |
$558,720 |
$558,720 |
$558,720 |
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Revenue |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
($425,000) |
($425,000) |
($425,000) |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$0 |
$558,720 |
$558,720 |
$558,720 |
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Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This bill changes
how revenue from fees collected on registrations to distribute commercial
feed in the State is distributed between the Animal Welfare Fund (AWF) and
the General Fund. Currently, 50% of the fee is credited to the AWF and 50% is
credited to the General Fund. This bill changes this distribution to 100%
credited to the AWF. Changing the ratio will eliminate the budgeted General
Fund revenue from this source by $425,000 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23
and increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue in the AWF by $558,720
beginning in fiscal year 2022-23. |
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This bill also
increases the daily compensation for animal shelters holding animals pending
court decisions from $5 to $15 for dogs and cats, from $8 to $18 for female
cats or dogs with unweaned litters and from $10 to $20 for equines. It also
increases from $8 to $20 the upper limit of daily compensation for holding
livestock animals, excluding equines, fowl and rabbits. |
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The AWF will
require additional allocations of $558,720 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23
to allow expenditure of the additional revenue, which will be more than
sufficient to cover the higher compensation paid to animal shelters. |
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