Maine § 3942. - Issuance of dog licenses
Full text of Maine Maine Revised Statutes § 3942. — Issuance of dog licenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3942.. Issuance of dog licenses
Municipal 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 and whether the dogs have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be dangerous dogs or nuisance dogs. The clerks shall make a monthly report to the department on a department-approved form of all dog licenses issued and fees received. [PL 2017, c. 404, §8 (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. [PL 2003, c. 405, §20 (AMD).]
Source: official Maine text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Maine Revised Statutes § 3942. cover?
Section 3942. ("Issuance of dog licenses") is part of the Maine Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Maine. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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