7 §3923-F. Veterinarian or animal shelter serving as dog licensing agent

Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE HEADING: PL 1987, C. 383, §3 (NEW)

Chapter 721: DOG LICENSES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 383, §3 (NEW)

§3923-F. Veterinarian or animal shelter serving as dog licensing agent

The commissioner may authorize an animal shelter licensed in accordance with chapter 723 and a veterinarian licensed in accordance with Title 32, chapter 71-A to issue dog licenses under section 3923-A. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. The rules must provide a process for identifying animal shelters and veterinarians who are willing to serve as dog licensing agents for distributing license blanks, tags and stickers, and for the collection, distribution and deposit of license fees into the appropriate state accounts. The animal shelters and veterinarians shall retain a recording fee of $3 and pay the remaining fee to the department for deposit in the Animal Welfare Fund. [2009, c. 343, §14 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

2001, c. 422, §10 (NEW). 2009, c. 343, §14 (AMD).