Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §1302, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 572, §4, is further amended to read:

3. Livestock and poultry. "Livestock and poultry" includes all cattle, sheep, goats, swine, equines, alpacas, bison, llamas, ostriches, poultry, domesticated cervidae, exotic wildlife raised on farms and other animals raised for food or fiber.

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3907, sub-§18-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 456, §1, is further amended to read:

18-A. Livestock. "Livestock" means cattle, equines, sheep, goats, swine and, domesticated deer, fowl and, rabbits, alpacas, bison, llamas, ostriches and exotic wildlife raised on farms.

Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §1011, sub-§18-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 456, §11, is amended to read:

18-A. Livestock. "Livestock" means cattle, equines, sheep, goats, swine and, domesticated deer, fowl and, rabbits, alpacas, bison, llamas, ostriches and exotic wildlife raised on farms.

SUMMARY

This bill expands the definition of livestock within the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to include alpacas, bison, llamas, ostriches and exotic wildlife raised on farms.