An Act To Amend the Animal Welfare Laws LR 1899(02) /
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1545
Committee Amendment CA_A_S195 (Senate)
Amends: 7 MRSA §3906-B, 7 MRSA §3919-A, 7 MRSA §3923-A, 7 MRSA §3923-G, 7 MRSA §3942, 7 MRSA §3943, 7 MRSA §4013

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S. P . 520, L.D. 1545, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Animal Welfare Laws" 
Amend 
the bill by 
striking out all of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1995, c. 
502, Pt. C, §11, is further amended to read: 
9. 
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The 
commissioner, 
in 
consultation with the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, shall 
employ, subject to the Civil Service Law, 
eRe-..f-uJ.-l-t.-i.fAe--s1:il'Raae 
a~eRt; necessary employees to assist ~se-€el'R1'Rissi:eRel' in enforcing 
this Part and in carrying out the commissioner's duties and 
responsibilities. 
The commissioner shall conduct a background 
check of a potential em~lnyAe. 
The commissioner may not hire as 
a 
state humane agent a 
person who 
has been convicted of a 
criminal violation under Title 
17, 
chapter 
or 
has 
been 
adjudicated of a civil violation for cruelty to animals under 
chapter 739. 
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§9-A is enacted to read: 
9-A. 
Humane, agents. 
The commissioner shall assign a humane 
agent to each of the following areas of specialization: 
A. 
Blood sports; 
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B. 
Exotic animals: 
C. 
Large animals; 
D. 
Mental health and domestic violence; 
E. 
Small animals: and 
F. 
Training for humane agents. 
Sec.3. 7 MRSA §3906-B, sub-§16 is enacted to read: 
16. 
Animal welfare awdliar:y fund. 
The commissioner may 
accept 
gifts, 
donations, 
beguests, 
endowments, 
grants 
and 
matching funds from any private or public source for the purposes 
of ensuring the 
humane 
and proper treatment of animals 
and 
enhancing the administration and enforcement of this Part and 
Title 17, chapter 42. 
The commissioner shall deposit all funds 
accepted for these purposes into a separate. nonlapsing account 
known 
as 
the 
animal 
welfare 
auxiliary 
fund. 
All 
gifts. 
donations, 
bequests, 
endowments, 
grants 
and 
matching 
funds 
received must be used for the benefit of and accomplishment of 
the objectives in this Part and Title 17, chapter 42 and any 
gift, 
donation. 
beguest. 
endowment, 
grant or matching 
funds 
accepted with a stipulated purpose may be used only for that 
purpose. I 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
I Sec. 5. 7 MRS A §3909, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A. 
Humane 
agents: 
training 
requirements. 
Continuing 
employment of a 
humane agent hired after October I. 
2003 is 
contingent upon the successful completion by that agent of a 
1QQ hour service training program at the Maine Criminal Justice 
Academy 
or 
a 
nationally 
recognized 
training 
program 
on 
investigation and enforcement of animal welfare laws 
and the 
successful completion of an examination on state animal welfare 
laws and rules adopted pursuant to this Part. 
A humane agent shall complete training in the handling of small 
and large animals and a minimum of 4Q hours of training each 
year, including a combination of classroom and hands-on training. 
Sec. 6. 7 MRSA c. 720 is amended by repealing the chapter 
headnote and enacting the following in its place: 
CHAPTER 720 
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RABIES PREYENTIOB FOR CATS AND SHELTER PROVISIOBS 
Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §3919-A, as enacted by PL 2.001, c. 363, §3, is 
amended to read: 
§3919-A. 
Procedure for acceptance.and disposition of cats by 
animal shelter 
An animal shelter to which a cat is taken may accept the cat 
unless the shelter is in quarantine. An animal shelter accepting 
a cat shall comply with the provisions of this section. 
1. 
Cats 
with 
identification. 
An 
animal 
shelter 
that 
accepts a cat with cat identification shall make a reasonable 
attempt to notify the owner by telephone or by sending a written 
notice within 24 hours of accepting the cat. 
Except as provided 
in subsections 4 and 5, the animal shelter shall hold the cat for 
a 
period of 
days 
beginning on 
and 
including the 
day of 
acceptance. If the owner claims the cat within the 6-day period, 
the animal shelter shall release the cat to the owner 
upon 
payment of any municipal impoundment fee and actual fees incurred 
for food, shelter and veterinary care. 
Upon expiration of the 
6-day period, ownership of the cat is vested with the animal 
shel ter and the animal shelter may then handle the cat as a 
homeless cat for disposition in accordance with subsection 2. 
2. 
Homeless cats. 
When an animal shelter accepts a cat 
under section 3919 and that cat does not have cat identrficatfon, 
the animal shelter shall hold the cat for not less than 24 hours. 
After the 24-hour period, the animal shelter may treat the cat as 
a homeless cat and may: 
A. 
Offer the cat for adoption, sell or give away the cat; or 
B. 
Otherwise dispose of the cat humanely in accordance with 
Title 17, chapter 42, subchapter IV ~. 
An animal shelter may not sell or give a cat to a 
research 
facility. 
3. Owner's claim after 6-day period. 
An owner may reacquire 
a cat at any time prior to its disposition under subsection 2 
upon payment of any municipal impoundment fee and actual fees 
incurred for food, 
shelter and veterinary care and any other 
reasonable fee imposed by the animal shelter. 
4. 
Euthanasia 
for 
severely 
sick, 
severely 
injured 
or 
extremely vicious cat. 
A humane agent, an animal control officer 
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or an animal shelter may allthnr;zp. in writ.ing the 
immediate 
euthanasia of a 
severely sick, 
severely injured or extremely 
vicious cat upon determining that the 
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BElei~ieQT following conditions are met: 
A. 
The animal control officer of the municipality where the 
cat was 
found has been notified or. if the cat has cat 
identification. the owner of the cat has been notified: and 
B. 
A veterinarian states in writing that the cat's recovery 
from 
its injury or illness. 
given 
reasonable 
time 
and 
reasonable care. is doubtful or that the cat presents a 
danger to the public. 
Notwithstanding paragraphs A and B, a veterinarian may authorize 
immediate euthanasia if. in the veterinarian's judgment. there is 
no possibility of recovery for a severely injured or severely 
sick cat. 
5. 
Immunity. 
A veterinarian, 
a 
humane 
control officer or an animal shelter, including 
by an animal shelter, is not civilly liable to 
for 
the 
loss 
of that cat 
resulting 
from 
compliance with this section. 
agent, 
an animal 
a person employed 
the owner of a cat 
actions 
taken in 
Nothing in this subsection grants to an animal shelter or person 
any immunity from liability arising from the gift, sale or other 
transference of a cat to a 
research facility in violation of 
subsection 2. 
Sec. 8. 7 MRSA §§3919·B and 3919·C are enacted to read: 
§39l9-B. 
Disposition of pet when owner is institutionalized 
Notwithstanding 
sections 
3913 
and 
3919-A 
and 
except 
as 
provided in Title 17, section 1021, when a person brings a pet to 
an animal shelter because the owner of that pet is incarcerated 
or hospitalized. that person shall provide the animal shelter 
with the name and address of the pet's owner and the name and 
address of the facility where the person is incarcerated or 
hospitalized. 
The person bringing the pet to the shelter shall 
also provide the shelter with that person's name and address and 
that person's relationship to the owner or the official capacity 
in which that person is acting to enforce the animal welfare 
laws. 
The animal shelter may accept the pet unless the shelter 
is in quarantine. 
An animal shelter accepting a pet under this 
section shall comply with the provisions of this section. 
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1. 
Notice. 
An animal shelter that accepts a pet under this 
section shall within 24 hours of receiving the pet send a notice 
by mail, return receipt reguested, to the owner of the pet. 
The 
notice must inform the owner of the provisions of this section. 
2. 
Release of pet. 
Upon payment of costs incurred for 
food, 
shelter 
and veterinary care, 
an 
animal 
shelter shall 
release a pet accepted under thiS section to its owner or to a 
person who is designated in a letter signed by the owner as 
acting on the owner's behalf. 
3. 
Transfer of ownership: disposition of pet. 
If an owner 
fails 
to 
arrange 
for 
release 
of 
a 
pet 
in 
accordance 
with 
subsection 
within 10 days of the pet's acceptance by the 
shelter, ownership of the pet is vested with the animal shelter 
upon expiration of the la-day period and the animal shelter may: 
A. 
Offer the pet for adoption or sell or give away the pet; 
QX. 
B. 
Dispose of the pet humanely in accordance with Title 17, 
chapter 42, subchapter 4. 
An animal shelter may not sell or give a pet to a 
research 
facility. 
4. 
Claims. 
When an owner does not arrange for the release 
of a pet under subsection 2, the animal shelter is entitled to 
receive from the department $4 a day for food and shelter for the 
pet for a maximum of 10 days. 
5. 
Immunity. 
A person who brings 
a 
pet to an animal 
shelter in accordance with this section is not civilly liable to 
the owner for the loss of that pet resulting from the release, 
transfer or disposition of the pet in accordance with subsection 
or 3. A veterinarian, a humane agent, an animal control officer 
or an animal shelter, including a person employed by an animal 
shelter, is not civilly liable to the owner for the loss of that 
pet resulting from the release, transfer or disposition of the 
pet in accordance with subsection 2 or 3. 
Nothing in this subsection grants to an animal shelter or person 
any immunity from liability arising from the gift, sale or other 
tran§fer 
of 
a 
pet 
to 
a 
research facility in violation of 
subsection 3. 
§39l9-C. 
Animal held pending court decision 
When an animal shelter holds an animal at the reguest or 
wi th the approval of the department pending an investigation or 
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di~£o~itiQn by the court of an allpOFH'l v'inlntinn of cha~ter 739 
or Title 17, chapter 42, the shelter is entitled to receive from 
the department $4 a day for the period for which food and shelter 
are furnished to the animal.' 
Further amend the bill in section 8 by striking out all of 
paragraph D and inserting in its place the following: 
'D. 
From the department using the Internet in accordance 
with section 3923-G.· 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 9. 7 MRSA §3923-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 422, §§8 
and 9, is further amended to read: 
§3923-A. 
License and recording fees 
Except as provided in subsection 3 and section 3923-C, a dog 
owner or keeper obtaining a license from a municipal clerk or dog 
recorder shall pay the license and recording fees established in 
this section. 
1. 
Dogs capable of producing young. 
A dog owner or keeper 
shall pay a fee of $7..-99 ~ to the municipal clerk eF--t.-o--a 
ve~e!'iRa~y-*ieeRsiR~-a~eR~ for each dog 6 months of age or older 
and capable of producing young. 
A dog is considered 
capable of 
producing 
young 
unless 
certification 
under 
subsection 
is 
provided. 
The e*eF* municipal shall retain ,g $1 as-a recording fee. 
The 
municipal clerk shall deposit $2 into the municipality's animal 
welfare account established in accordance with section, 3945 and 
pay the remaining $9..-99 ~ 
to the department for deposit in the 
Animal Welfare Fund. 
2. 
Dogs incapable of producing young. 
A dog owner shall 
pay a fee of --$4- H 
to the municipal clerk or to a veterinary 
licensing agent for each dog 
months of 
age or older and 
incapable of producing young. 
A dog is considered incapable of 
producing young when the owner provides the following: 
A. 
A written certificate issued by a veterinarian stating 
that the veterinarian has neutered the dog; 
B. 
A written certificate issued by a veterinarian stating 
that the veterinarian has examined the dog and determined 
that the dog is incapable of producing young; or 
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A previous license stating that the dog is incapable of 
producing young. 
The municipal clerk shall retain ~ $1 as-a recording fee, deposit 
$2 in the municipality's animal welfare account established in 
accordance with section 3945 and pay the remaining $;1. .12 to the 
department for deposit in the Animal Welfare Fund. 
3. 
Exemption from fees. 
A municipal clerk or a veterinary 
licensing agent 
shall 
issue 
a 
license 
upon 
application 
and 
without payment of a license fee required under this section for: 
A. 
A trained guide dog owned or kept by a visually impaired 
person or such a dog awaiting training; 
B. 
A 
trained 
hearing 
dog 
owned 
or 
kept 
by 
a 
hearing-impaired person or such a dog awaiting training; 
C. 
A trained service dog owned or kept by a physically 
impaired person or such a dog awaiting training; 
D. 
A trained search and 
rescue 
dog 
recognized by the 
Department 
of 
Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife 
or 
by 
the 
statewide association of search and rescue that cooperates 
with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in 
developing standards for search and rescue or such a dog 
awaiting training; and 
E. 
A 
dog 
certified 
by 
the 
State 
and 
used 
for 
law 
enforcement purposes. 
4. 
Late fees. 
An owner or keeper required to license a dog 
under section 3922, subsection 1 or section 3923-C, subsection 1 
and applying for a license for that dog after January 31st shall 
pay to the municipal clerk or dog recorder a late fee of $9 ~ 
in addition to the annual license fee paid in accordance with 
subsection 1 or 2 and section 3923-C, subsection 1. 
The clerk or 
dog recorder shall deposit all late fees collected under this 
subsection 
into 
the 
municipality's 
animal 
welfare 
account 
established in accordance with section 3945. 
An owner or keeper whose name appears on a municipal warrant 
issued in accordance with section 3943 must pay the late fee of 
$;1.G ~ required by that section and is not subject to this 
subsection. ' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 11 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. II. 7 MRSA §3923-G is enacted to read: 
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§3923-G. 
Internet licensing project 
1. 
Procedure developed; municipality participation. 
The 
commissioner may develop and implement a procedure by which a dog 
owner can electronically apply for and be issued a dog license 
using a publicly accessible site on the Internet. 
A municipality 
may 
choose 
to participate in the 
electronic 
dog 
licensing 
project 
by 
contacting 
and 
working 
with 
the 
commissioner. 
Electronic 
licensing is 
available 
only 
to 
residents 
of 
a 
municipality that requests and is accepted by the commissioner to 
participate in the electronic licensing project. The commissioner 
may limit the number of municipalities that participate in the 
project. 
2. 
Forms; 
verification 
of 
rabies 
immunization. 
The 
commissioner shall develop a 
form to be used for electronic 
licensing under this section. 
The 
cQmmissioner shall consult 
with 
the 
CQmmissioner 
of 
Human 
Services 
to 
establish 
the 
informatiQn needed tQ verify rabies iromunizatiQn. 
3. 
PQ%ment 
of licensing fee. 
The 
cQromissioner 
shall 
establish a mechanism fQr accepting payment of license fees by 
credit card. 
An Qwner Qr keeper who applies fn a dog license 
using the publicly accessible site on the Internet developed 
pursuant to subsection 1 shall pay the fee required under section 
3923-A and an additional service fee of $1 for each license to 
cQver administrative costs and pay the Internet service prQvider. 
4. 
Distribution of licensing fee. 
The cQrnm.lssJ.oner shall 
deposit all fees received under this sectiQn into the Animal 
Welfare Fund. 
The 
commissioner shall establish procedures for 
participating 
municipalities 
to 
periQdically 
receive 
the 
apprQpriate credit or payment for license fees collected by the 
department under this section. 
A municipality is entitled to a 
payment 
or 
credit of 
$3 
for 
each 
dQg 
licensed 
under 
this 
section. 
All payments or credits received by a municipality must 
be deposited or credited to the municipality I s 
animal welfare 
account established in aCCQrdance with section 3945. 
5. 
Sticker requirement. 
Notwithstanding section 3923-B, 
for a dog licensed under this sectiQn, the cQmmissioner may waive 
the requirement that a sticker indicating the year for which a 
license is valid be affixed tQ the tag. An Qwner of a dog that 
does not have a valid sticker affixed to its tag shall produce 
prQof of licensure and proof of rabies immunization wi thin 24 
hours upon reg;uest by a humane agent. animal CQntrol officer or 
law enforcement officer, inclUding a game warden. I 
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Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 16 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
·Sec.16. 7 MRSA §3942, as amended by PL 2001, c. 617, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
§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 
$9TSG i12 for dogs capable of producing young and $1 ~ 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. 
The e1eFks ~ 
shall retain $1 from each license fee as a 
recording fee. 
The clerk shall deposit $2 from each license ~eF 
a-~-~],.e.-e~-¥-oduo-i.ng--ye\iR'J in the municipality' s animal 
welfare account established in accordance with section 3945. 
Sec. 17. 7 MRSA §3943, sub-§ 1, as amended by PL 1999, c . 13 6 , 
§1, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Procedure. 
Between February 1st and April 1st annually, 
the municipal officers of each municipality shall issue a warrant 
with 
the 
names 
and 
addresses 
of all 
owners 
or 
keepers of 
unlicensed dogs 
to 
one or more police officers, 
constables, 
sheriffs or animal control officers, directing them to send a 
notice of violation to the last known address of the owners or 
keepers or call on the owners or keepers. 
The warrant must 
further direct that demand be made on the owners or keepers to 
obtain a license from the municipal clerk within 7 days from the 
date of demand and remit to the clerk the license and recording 
fees plus a late fee of $lG ~ 
for each dog that is licensed. 
Finally, the warrant must direct the police officer, constable, 
sheriff or animal control officer to enter summons and complaint 
as soon as possible for all owners or keepers so notified who 
fail to comply with the order.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 17 the 
following: 
. Sec. 18. 7 MRSA §4013, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, 
§3, is amended to read: 
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2. 
Water. If potable water is not accessiblA to t,hp. nnimnl 
at all times, it sha~~ ~ 
be provided daily and in sufficient 
quantity for the health of the animal. 
Snow or ice is not an 
adequate water source. I 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 18 the 
following: 
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Appropriations 
and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL 
RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Animal Welfare Fund 
0946 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds for 4 additional State Humane Agent 
positions, 
one 
additional 
Planning 
and 
Research 
Associate 
position, increased operating costs and the costs of establishing 
a spay and neuter pet program to benefit low-income families. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
Animal Welfare Fund 
0946 
2003-04 
(5.000) 
$217,415 
234,211 
$451,625 
2004-05 
(5.000) 
$296,035 
306,132 
$602,167 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds 
for the newly established animal 
welfare auxiliary fund. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL 
RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPAR'l'MENT 'l'OTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT 'l'OTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2003-04 
$500 
$500 
2003-04 
$452,125 
$452,125 
2004-05 
$500 
$500 
2004-05 
$602,667 
$602,667' 
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nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
bill by relettering 
letter 
or 
section 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. 
Allows the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Resources to accept funds and gifts for deposit in a separate 
account to enhance the animal welfare program; 
2. 
Establishes more comprehensive training requirements for 
humane agents; 
3. 
Removes addi tional training requirements proposed for 
animal control officers; 
4. 
Requires a veterinarian statement in writing prior to 
the authorization of euthanasia by a humane agent, animal control 
officer or animal shelter authorizing euthanasia of a severely 
sick, severely injured or extremely vicious cat; 
5. 
Establishes a process for animal shelters to accept and 
dispose of pets whose owners are incarcerated or hospitalized; 
6. 
Entitles an animal shelter to receive reimbursement for 
holding animals at the request or with the approval of the 
Department of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Resources 
when the 
animal is held pending an investigation or disposition of an 
alleged violation of cruelty to animals laws; 
7. 
Modifies language in the bill authorizing the department 
to establish a process for licensing dogs using the Internet; 
8. 
Reduces the proposed increases in dog license fees and 
allows municipalities to keep $2 for dogs that are capable of 
producing young; 
9. 
Increases late fees for dog licensing; 
10. 
Increases 
boarding 
kennels, 
institutions; 
license fees for kennels, breeding 
pet 
shops, 
animal 
shelters 
and 
kennels, 
research 
11. 
Corrects an inconsistency between the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 7 and Title 17 regarding water requirements for 
animals; and 
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12. 
Adds 
an appropriation and allocation section to the 
bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Revised: 05116/03 ;:;J;?CZC!. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1545 
An Act To Amend the Animal Welfare Laws 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~" S-ICf:, 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$452,125 
$451,625 
2004-05 
$602,667 
$602,167 
Projections 
2005-06 
$602,667 
$602,167 
Projections 
2006-07 
$602,667 
$602,167 
As amended, the bill includes additional Other Special Revenue allocations of $451,625 and $602,167 in fiscal years 
2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively, for the Animal Welfare Fund program within the Department of Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Resources to reflect the program's increased responsibilities. The amended bill also includes initial Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocations for the newly established Animal Welfare Auxiliary Fund; the amount is $500 
beginning in fiscal year 2003-04. 
The increased Other Special Revenue fees authorized by this bill will generate an estimated $451,625 and $602,167 in 
dedicated revenues for the Animal Welfare Fund in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. Dedicated 
revenues for the newly established Animal Welfare Auxiliary Fund will depend on whatever allowable revenue can be 
collected; the amounts cannot be determined at this time. 
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