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costs associated with licenses issued under sections 1331 | | 1342, tags issued under section 1342 and other costs associated | | with administration and enforcement of this chapter and chapter | | 202-A. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §1333 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1333.__Propagation and possession of cervids |
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| | | 1.__Definitions.__As used in this Title, unless the context | | indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following | | meanings. |
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| | | A.__"Cervid" means a member of the cervidae family and | | hybrids, including deer, elk, caribou, reindeer and related | | species specified by the commissioner by rule with the | | written concurrence of the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries | | and Wildlife. |
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| | | B.__"Discrepancy" means an instance in which a holder of a | | license under subsection 3 has failed to comply with a | | requirement under this Part. |
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| | | 2.__License.__The commissioner may issue a license for the | | propagation, possession, purchase or sale of cervids.__A holder | | of a license issued pursuant to this subsection may raise cervids | | at any season of the year.__The fee for a license is $20 a year.__ | | Except as provided in section 1346, a license fee must be | | deposited in the Animal Industry Fund established in section | | 1332. |
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| | | 3.__Inspection.__The commissioner or commissioner's designee | | shall conduct an inspection of an applicant's premises before the | | initial issuance or renewal of a license under subsection 3 or at | | any time during the pendency of a license under subsection 3 if | | the department believes the license holder is not in compliance | | with the provisions of this Part. |
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| | | 4.__Renewal.__If an inspection for a renewal of a license | | under subsection 3 reveals a discrepancy, the inspector shall | | note the discrepancy on an inspection form.__The commissioner may | | issue a temporary license under subsection 3 and give the license | | holder a reasonable amount of time to correct the discrepancy.__ | | Upon a subsequent inspection of the premises of a temporary | | license holder under this subsection, the commissioner shall | | renew the license under subsection 3 if the license holder has | | corrected all of the discrepancies noted on the inspection form | | from the prior inspection. |
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| | | 5.__Penalties.__Any person engaged in the business of | | propagating, possessing, buying or selling cervids without a |
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