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An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council

An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council

Agriculture
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative William Pluecker
Last action
2025-03-25
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council

An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council Sponsor: Representative William Pluecker Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council Sponsor: Representative William Pluecker Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-25 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-03-20 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-03-20 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-03-04 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-04 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council
Sponsor:
Representative William Pluecker
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1052(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 208 - L.D. 308
An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal
Welfare Advisory Council
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3906-C, sub-§6, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 399,
§3, is amended to read:
6. Administration; meetings. The council shall elect one of its members as chair.
The chair serves for a 2-year period and may not serve as chair for consecutive 2-year
periods.
The council shall hold regular public meetings at least every other month but may waive
by majority vote a succeeding meeting. The chair shall call special meetings of the council
whenever requested in writing by 2 or more members. The council shall send notice and
minutes of the meetings to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over animal welfare matters.
The chair may delegate, as necessary, duties to members of the council, either individually
or through the formation of subcommittees, to carry out the functions of the council.
APPROVED
MARCH 25, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
15
PUBLIC LAW