Maine Statutes
§ 7 §3950 — Local regulations
Each municipality is empowered to adopt or retain more stringent ordinances, laws or regulations dealing with the subject matter of this chapter, including the establishment of fees necessary and appropriate to finance the cost of animal control services, except that municipalities may not adopt breed-specific ordinances, laws or regulations. Any less restrictive municipal ordinances, laws or regulations are invalid and of no force and effect.
1.Certain agricultural working dogs exempt from barking dog ordinances.
A municipal ordinance, law or regulation that prohibits or limits barking dogs does not apply to dogs engaged in herding livestock or to agricultural guard dogs engaged in protecting livestock or warning the owners of danger to the livestock. For the purposes of this subsection,
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Legislative History
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 779, §40 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 138, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 595, Pt. U, §1 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 7 §3901
Animal Welfare Act§ 7 §3902
Purposes; comprehensive program§ 7 §3903
Membership§ 7 §3903-A
Animal Welfare Board; membership§ 7 §3904
Terms of office§ 7 §3905
Administration§ 7 §3906
Powers and duties of the board§ 7 §3906-A
Powers and duties of board§ 7 §3906-B
Powers and duties of commissioner§ 7 §3906-C
Animal Welfare Advisory Council§ 7 §3907
Definitions§ 7 §3908
Governmental function§ 7 §3909
Enforcement§ 7 §3910
Jurisdiction§ 7 §3910-A
Forfeitures and surcharge