An Act To Establish an Animal Abuser Registry II
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0760
Committee Amendment CA_A_H464 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 567, L.D. 760, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish an Animal Abuser Registry" 
II 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the State Bureau of Identification To Determine How To 
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Establish an Animal Abuser Registry' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Review to determine how to implement an animal abuser registry. 
Resolved: That the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification and the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services;0ffice of Information Technology 
shall, using existing criminal history record information, determine how to coordinate and 
implement an animal abuser registry accessible to the public that includes at a minimum 
the names and any aliases of the animal abusers; the dates of birth of the animal abusers; 
the offenses for which the animal abusers were convicted; and the dates and places of 
conviction; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report and recommendations. Resolved: That the Department of 
Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification and the Department of Administrative and 
Financial 
Services, 
Office 
of Information 
Technology 
shall 
jointly 
report 
recommendations for implementation of the animal abuser registry under section 1 to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety by February 15, 2012. 
Upon receiving the recommendations, the committee may report out a bill to the Second 
Regular Session of the 125th Legislature to implement the recommendations.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve and is the minority report of the 
committee. The amendment directs the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of 
Identification and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of 
Information Technology to determine, using existing criminal history record information, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 567, L.D. 760 
how to coordinate and implement an animal abuser registry accessible to the public that 
includes at a minimum the names and any aliases of the animal abusers; the dates of birth 
of the animal abusers; the offenses for which the animal abusers were convicted; and the 
dates and places of conviction. Recommendations regarding implementation must be 
made to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety by February 
15, 2012. The committee may report out a bill to implement the recommendations. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/28111 frac 
LD760 
LR 992(02) 
An Act To Establish an Animal Abuser Registry 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Office of Information Services Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Office of lnformation Technology associated with determining how to coordinate and implement an animal abuser 
registry accessible to the public and reporting recommendations can be absorbed with existing staff and within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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