| | | Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §3915, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §12, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | Any person who violates this chapter commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $250 | | may be adjudged. An individual who fails to appear for a 3rd | | time on a civil violation may be arrested pursuant to a bench | | warrant. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §3923-B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §16, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §3923-B. Tags and stickers |
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| | | 1. Tags and stickers. The municipal clerk shall provide with | | each new license issued under section 3923-A a tag indicating the | | year the license is issued and bearing other information | | prescribed by the department. The tag remains with the dog for | | as long as the dog is kept in the licensing municipality. At | | each license renewal, the municipal clerk shall provide a sticker | | indicating the year for which the license is valid. The sticker | | must be attached to the back of the tag. The owner or keeper | | shall make sure that the tag is securely attached to a collar of | | leather, metal or material of comparable strength and that the | | collar is worn at all times by the dog for which the license was | issued, except as provided in subsection 3 |
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| | | If a sticker and tag are lost or the owner has moved to a | | different municipality, the owner or keeper of the dog shall | | obtain a new license, tag and sticker. The municipal clerk shall | | issue another license, tag and sticker upon presentation of the | | original license and payment of $1. The clerk shall retain the | | $1 for a recording fee. |
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| | | 2-A.__Rabies tags.__Rabies tags obtained from a veterinarian | | for immunization against rabies must be securely attached to a | | collar of leather, metal or material of comparable strength that | | must be worn by the dog for which the tag was issued except when | | hunting, in training or in an exhibition.__When the dog is | | hunting, in training or in an exhibition, its owner or keeper | | shall produce proof of licensure within 24 hours upon request by | | a humane agent, animal control officer or law enforcement | | officer, including a game warden. |
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| | | 3. Exceptions. A dog is not required to wear a tag when on | the premises of the owner or off the premises of the owner while | hunting, in training or in an exhibition. When a dog is hunting, | in training or in an exhibition, its owner or keeper shall |
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