Maine § 7 §4156 Responsibilities of purchaser

Maine Statutes

§ 7 §4156 — Responsibilities of purchaser

Maine § 7 §4156

Title 7AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 9ANIMAL WELFARE

Ch. 745SALE OF DOGS AND CATS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 7 §4156 (2026).

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To obtain the remedies provided in section 4155, the purchaser has the following responsibilities with respect to an animal with a health problem.

1.Veterinary diagnosis. The purchaser must notify the seller, within 2 business days, of the diagnosis by a veterinarian of a health problem and provide the seller with the name and telephone number of the veterinarian and a copy of the veterinarian report on the animal.

2.Refund. If the purchaser wishes to receive a full refund for the animal, the purchaser must return the animal no later than 2 business days after receipt of a written statement from a veterinarian indicating that the animal is unfit due to a health problem. With respect to a dead animal, the purchaser must provide the seller with a written statement from a veterinarian indic

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To obtain the remedies provided in section 4155, the purchaser has the following responsibilities with respect to an animal with a health problem.
1.
Veterinary diagnosis.
The purchaser must notify the seller, within 2 business days, of the diagnosis by a veterinarian of a health problem and provide the seller with the name and telephone number of the veterinarian and a copy of the veterinarian report on the animal.
2.
Refund.
If the purchaser wishes to receive a full refund for the animal, the purchaser must return the animal no later than 2 business days after receipt of a written statement from a veterinarian indicating that the animal is unfit due to a health problem. With respect to a dead animal, the purchaser must provide the seller with a written statement from a veterinarian indicating that the animal died from a health problem that existed on or before the receipt of the animal by the purchaser. This subsection does not apply to a refund requested pursuant to section 4155, subsection 3, paragraph D.