| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §75-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, | | §4 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Fees. The commissioner shall charge a permit fee of $10 | $20 per pull day, up to a maximum of $50 | | consecutive days at the same location. All revenue derived from | | the permit fees must be deposited in the General Fund. |
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| | | The purpose of this bill is to more equitably distribute the | | costs of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources | | statutorily required monitoring and enforcement of animal welfare | | laws. This bill increases the permit fee for pulling events from | | $10 to $20 per pull day and increases the maximum permit fee for | | pulls held on consecutive days from $50 to $100. |
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