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First Special Session of the 122nd

CHAPTER 340
H.P. 155 - L.D. 204

An Act To Protect Dogs That Are Left Outside

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §4015, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 456, §8, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §4015, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

     6. Dogs confined by tethering for long time periods. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, paragraph B, subparagraph (2), when tethering is the primary means of confinement for a dog, the standards for shelter and tethering are as follows:

For the purposes of this subsection, "primary means of confinement" means the method used to confine a dog for periods of time that exceed 12 hours in a 24-hour period. For the purposes of this subsection, "arctic breeds" means Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes and other dogs with a double-layered coat and bred to live in an arctic climate.

     Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §1037, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 456, §18, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 4. 17 MRSA §1037, sub-§7 is enacted to read:

     7. Dogs confined by tethering for long time periods. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, paragraph B, subparagraph (2), when tethering is the primary means of confinement for a dog, the standards for shelter and tethering are as follows:

For the purposes of this subsection, "primary means of confinement" means the method used to confine a dog for periods of time that exceed 12 hours in a 24-hour period. For the purposes of this subsection, "arctic breeds" means Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes and other dogs with a double-layered coat and bred to live in an arctic climate.

Effective September 17, 2005.

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