This site is to help educate the animal owners in Maine to what is happening at the state level pertaining to animal welfare laws.
ALERT: New proposed legislation. Police powers and licenses increases. Increased fines for Mayors,municipal officer,town clerk,or city manager,assistant to the mayor, town or city councilor, dog recorder of unorganized territories, constable, police officer, sheriff or animal control officer.
They can be fined up to $500.00 just for forgetting to file paperwork. Read the proposed legislation here
Human agents and animal control should not be allowed to have any form of police powers. They have not had the correct legal police training.
This website is a work in progress. Check Back often for updates on pending laws and how you can help fight to keep our rights to own, breed, and use animals.
For an up to date report on your state check The Monthly National Legislation Report. Here
We advocate for a true animal welfare program NOT an animal rights welfare program.We in no way condone abuse of animals or humans
Note: One representative worked hard to make sure leaving your pet in a vehicle would not be a crime. Yet it was written in as a crime further down in the bill after the work sessions. Who did this?
While this seems like a good law please take note that
Sec. 47. 17 MRSA §1031, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read:
LD2010 Has been turned over to a task force. This act appears to be a law that could be misused or abused. There is no legal definition of puppymill. So who will decide what a puppymill is? Animal welfare dept? Local ACO? Local police or sheriff? Nosey neighbor?
The bill is in a proposed draft you can read it here.
Find your elected officials Here
You can also contact the sponsors of LD2010 Especially if you are one of their constituents.Let them know of your concerns and that you will be watching this bill closely. They are listed here
Remind them all, that last year LD1615 was gaveled through the senate in the last hours on the last day of the session. Please don't let this happen again.