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LD498 • 2025

Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities

Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities

Agriculture
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Sponsor
Representative Chad Perkins
Last action
2025-03-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities

Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities Sponsor: Representative Chad Perkins Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities Sponsor: Representative Chad Perkins Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-02-06 House

    Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  6. 2025-02-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities
Sponsor:
Representative Chad Perkins
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 498
H.P. 327 House of Representatives, February 11, 2025
Resolve, to Improve Standards for Animal Rescue Entities
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft. (BY REQUEST)
Cosponsored by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec and
Representatives: BABIN of Fort Fairfield, MCINTYRE of Lowell, MINGO of Calais,
NUTTING of Oakland, WHITE of Guilford.

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1Sec. 1. Department to adopt rules regarding animal rescue entities.
2Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall adopt
3 rules that set standards for animal rescue entities, including but not limited to dog rescue
4 operations, that specify staff-to-animal ratios and that govern animals that are returned
5 multiple times and resold or placed in multiple homes. Rules adopted pursuant to this
6 section are routine technical rules as described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5,
7 chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
8SUMMARY
9 This resolve requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to
10 adopt rules that set standards for animal rescue entities, including but not limited to dog
11 rescue operations, that specify staff-to-animal ratios and that govern animals that are
12 returned multiple times and resold or placed in multiple homes.
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