Maine § 7 §4153-2 Sale prohibited

Maine Statutes

§ 7 §4153-2 — Sale prohibited

Maine § 7 §4153-2

Title 7AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 9ANIMAL WELFARE

Ch. 745SALE OF DOGS AND CATS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 7 §4153-2 (2026).

Text

1.Animal with disease, illness or condition. Notwithstanding section 4152, a seller may not sell an animal that has any obvious clinical sign of infectious, contagious, parasitic or communicable disease or abnormality or has any disease, illness or condition that requires hospitalization or nonelective surgical procedures.

2.Wolf hybrid. A seller may not sell a wolf hybrid.

3.Pet shop. Except as provided in this subsection, a pet shop as defined in section 3907, subsection 23 may not offer an animal for sale.

4.Penalties. A person who violates subsection 3 commits a civil violation for which a fine of $500 may be adjudged and is subject to the suspension or revocation of the person's pet shop license pursuant to section 4162, subsection 2. Each offer for sale of an animal in violation

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1.
Animal with disease, illness or condition.
Notwithstanding section 4152, a seller may not sell an animal that has any obvious clinical sign of infectious, contagious, parasitic or communicable disease or abnormality or has any disease, illness or condition that requires hospitalization or nonelective surgical procedures.
2.
Wolf hybrid.
A seller may not sell a wolf hybrid.
3.
Pet shop.
Except as provided in this subsection, a pet shop as defined in section 3907, subsection 23 may not offer an animal for sale.
4.
Penalties.
A person who violates subsection 3 commits a civil violation for which a fine of $500 may be adjudged and is subject to the suspension or revocation of the person's pet shop license pursuant to section 4162, subsection 2. Each offer for sale of an animal in violation of subsection 3 constitutes a separate violation.

Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 589, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 702, §24 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 100, §15 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 544, §7 (RPR).

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