An Act To Increase Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1744
Committee Amendment CA_B_S455 (Senate)
Amends: 7 MRSA §714

COMJvITTTEE AMEND:rvtENT "0 " to S.P. 599, L.D. 1744, "An Act To Increase 
Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees" 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §714, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 702, §2, is further 
amended to read: 
1. 
Application for registration. A person may not distribute in this State a 
commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, that has not been registered pursuant to 
this section. The application for registration must be submitted in the manner prescribed 
by the commissioner on forms furnished by the commissioner. The annual fee is $-80 $100 
per product name for pet food and the total annual fee for a home-based manufacturer of 
pet food is $-80 $100. The annual fee is $-80 $100 per product name for all other commercial 
feed. Upon approval by the commissioner the registration must be issued to the applicant. 
All registrations expire on the 31st day of December. The commissioner may issue a 
registration for a one-year, 2-year or 3-year period. Registrations for a period in excess of 
one year may only be issued with the agreement of or at the request of the applicant. The 
fee for a 2-year registration is 2 times the annual fee. The fee for a 3-year registration is 3 
times the annual fee.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §714, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 2001, c. 422, §2, is 
amended to read: 
2. Fees. The commissioner shall deposit -l-12- 40% of the fees collected pursuant to 
subsection 1 in the General Fund and-l-12- 60% of the fees collected in the Animal Welfare 
Fund established under section 3906-B.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2 in the 4th line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
11-l4--ef1 and inserting the following: '-l-,Q...ef 60% of 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f>" to S.P. 599, L.D. 1744 ( '5-C{ SS) 
'Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Animal Welfare Fund 0946 
Initiative: Provides allocation to accommodate higher existing expenses and for an increase 
in the daily compensation rate paid to animal shelters holding animals pending court 
decisions. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOT AL 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$279,360 
$279,360 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report, increases the registration fee to 
distribute a commercial feed in the State from $80 to $100 per product name for pet food, 
from $80 to $100 per product name for all other commercial feed and from $80 to $100 the 
total annual fee for a home-based manufacturer of pet food. The amendment also changes 
the amount of fees collected from registrations to distribute a commercial feed in the State 
that is deposited into the Animal Welfare Fund from 100% of the fees collected as proposed 
in the bill to 60% of the fees collected with 40% deposited into the General Fund. The 
amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/03/22 feac::.. 
LD 1744 
LR2195(03) 
An Act To Increase Funding for the Animal Welfare Fund by Increasing Certain Fees 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '3' Cs-y§ J 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2021-22 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$279,360 
$0 
$279,360 
Projections 
FY2023-24 
$279,360 
$279,360 
Projections 
FY2024-25 
$279,360 
$279,360 
This bill increases the registration fee to distribute a commercial feed in the State from $80 to $100 per product name 
for pet food, from $80 to $100 per product name for all other commercial feed and from $80 to $100 for a home-based 
manufacturer of pet food. The bill also changes the revenue distribution of these fees. Currently, 50% of the fees are 
credited to the Animal Welfare Fund (A WF) and 50% are credited to the General Fund. This bill would change the 
ratio to 60% A WF and 40% General Fund. The combination of higher registration fees and changed distribution ratio 
will not impact General Fund revenues but will result in an increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenues to the 
A WF of $279,360 starting in fiscal year 2022-23. 
The bill also increases the daily compensation for animal shelters holding animals pending court decisions from $5 to 
$15 for dogs and cats, from $8 to $18 for female cats or dogs with unweaned litters and from $10 to $20 for equines. It 
also increases from $8 to $20 the upper limit of daily compensation for holding livestock animals, excluding equines, 
fowl and rabbits. 
The bill includes allocations of $279,360 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 to allow expenditure of the additional 
revenue, which will be more than sufficient to cover the higher compensation paid to animal shelters. 
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