Maine Statutes
§ 7 §4153-2 — Sale prohibited
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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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).