An Act To Increase the Number of Clubs in Penobscot County That May Be Issued a Special Dog Training Area License
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0528
Committee Amendment CA_A_H69 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §12052

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 385, L.D. 528, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase the Number of Clubs in Penobscot County That May Be Issued a Special Dog 
Training Area License" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Increase the Number of Clubs That May Be Issued a Special Dog 
Training Area License' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, there are individuals in the State who are unable to obtain a special dog 
training area license due to the current cap on licenses per county; and 
Whereas, this Act needs to become effective before 90 days after the adjournment 
of the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature in order for those individuals to 
receive licenses and open their businesses; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12052, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
2. Application and issuance. Upon application of a club or organization having 25 
or more resident members, the commissioner may issue to the club or organization a 
license authorizing the following. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A "to H.P. 385, L.D. 528 
A. The licensee may establish and maintain on land owned by the licensee, or over 
which the licensee has legal control, a special dog training area in which and on 
which dogs may be trained at any time during the year. 
B. The licensee may at any time during the year train the licensee's own dogs or the 
dogs of other persons on that area. 
C. The licensee may hold field trials at any time on that area or permit, in writing, 
others to hold field trials on that area under such conditions as are mutually agreed 
on. 
No more than~~ clubs in any one county may be issued a license. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation talces effect when approved.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and adds an emergency preamble and emergency 
clause. 
It increases from 5 to 8 the number of clubs per county for which the 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife may issue a special dog training area 
license. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/26/19 feac.. 
LD528 
LR 733(02) 
An Act To Increase the Number of Clubs in Penobscot County That May Be Issued a Special Dog 
Training Area License 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1l' {H- ~ 9) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
($1,296) 
($1,296) 
$1,296 
$1,296 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
($1,296) 
$1,296 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
($1,296) 
$1,296 
This bill would increase the number of special dog training area licenses issued from 5 per county to 8 per county. 
This could add an additional 48 licenses issued and increase license revenue by $1,296 starting in fiscal year 2019-
20. 
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