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7 § 3942. Issuance of dog licensesMunicipal clerks shall issue dog licenses in accordance with chapter 721, receive the license fees and pay to the department $10 for dogs capable of producing young and $3 from each license fee received for dogs incapable of producing young. The clerks shall keep a record of all licenses issued by them, with the names of the owners or keepers of dogs licensed and the sex, registered numbers and description of all dogs except those covered by a kennel license. The clerks shall make a monthly report to the department on a department-approved form of all dog licenses issued and fees received. [2003, c. 405, §20 (AMD).] The clerk shall retain $1 from each license fee as a recording fee. The clerk shall deposit $2 from each license for a dog incapable of producing young in the municipality's animal welfare account established in accordance with section 3945. [2003, c. 405, §20 (AMD).] 7 § 3943. Municipal warrants, as amended by PL 2003, c. 405, §21 is REPEALED. [2009]7 § 3944. Issuance of kennel licensesMunicipal clerks and dog recorders shall issue kennel licenses to kennel owners or operators in accordance with section 3923-C. [1997, c. 690, §27 (AMD).] 7 § 3945. Use of license fees and court fines retained by municipalitiesExcept for the $1 recording fee pursuant to section 3942 retained by the municipal clerk, all fees and court fines retained by municipalities must be kept in a separate account and must be used for the salaries and costs of animal control, enforcement of licensing laws, care of stray animals that are injured or abandoned and the support of one or more approved animal shelters. Any money not expended for these purposes in a municipality's fiscal year does not lapse, but must be carried over to the next fiscal year. [2001, c. 617, §8 (AMD).] 7 § 3946. Dog recorders in unorganized territoriesDog recorders appointed by the commissioner in unorganized territories shall issue dog licenses, receive the license fees and pay them to the department. The recorders shall keep the clerk's copy of all licenses issued by them and make reports to the department on a form approved by the department of all licenses issued and fees received. The recorders shall report following each month in which licenses are actually issued and fees are actually collected. [1995, c. 490, §15 (AMD).] 7 § 3947. Animal control officersEach municipality shall appoint one or more animal control officers whose duties are enforcement of sections 3911, 3912, 3916, 3921, 3924, 3948, 3950, 3950-A, 3952 and 4041 and Title 17, section 1023 responding to reports of animals suspected of having rabies in accordance with Title 22, sections 1313 and 1313-A and any other duties to control animals as the municipality may require. [2007, c. 439, §26 (AMD).] A municipality may appoint an employee of an animal shelter as an animal control officer as long as the person meets the qualifications and training requirements of this section. [2009AMD] A municipality may not appoint a person to the position of animal control officer who has been convicted of murder, a Class A or Class B offense or a violation of Title 17-A, chapter 9, 11, 12 or 13 or has been convicted of a criminal violation under Title 17, chapter 42 or has been adjudicated of a civil violation for cruelty to animals under chapter 739 or who has been convicted or adjudicated in any other state, provincial or federal court of a violation similar to those specified in this section. [2007, c. 439, §26 (AMD).] Animal control officers must be certified in accordance with section 3906-B, subsection 4. Upon initial appointment, an animal control officer must complete basic training and be certified by the commissioner within 6 months of appointment. [2007, c. 439, §26 (AMD).] An animal control officer must attend advanced training programs as described under section 3906-B, subsection 4 to maintain certification. An animal control officer must have a minimum of 8 hours of training each year. [2007, c. 439, §26 (NEW).] Upon appointment of an animal control officer, municipal clerks shall notify the commissioner of the name, address and telephone number of the animal control officer within 10 business days. In the event the position is vacant upon termination or resignation of the animal control officer, the municipal clerk shall notify the commissioner within 10 business days of the vacancy. [1995, c. 490, §16 (NEW).] [2009 AMD]
7 § 3948. Animal control1. Control. Municipalities shall control dogs running at large. [ 1997, c. 690, §29 (AMD) .] 2. Medical attention. Law enforcement officers and animal control officers shall take a stray animal to its owner, if known, or, if the owner is unknown, and shall ensure that any injured companion animal that is at large or in a public way is given proper medical attention. [ 1997, c. 690, §30 (AMD) .] [2009 AMD] 3. Domesticated and undomesticated animals. A municipality shall control domesticated animals that are a cause of complaint in the community. A municipality shall control animals that pose a threat to public health or safety. A municipality may control undomesticated animals in matters on which no other department is charged by law to regulate. [ 1997, c. 690, §31 (AMD) .] 7 § 3949. Animal shelter designation
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