Resolve, to Aid
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1057
Committee Amendment CA_A_H174 (House)

COlvIMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 686, L.D. 1057, "Resolve, to Aid 
Municipalities, Animal Control Officers and Other Parties in Complying with Electronic 
Dog Licensing Requirements" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
• 'Resolve, to Aid Municipalities in Complying with Dog Licensing Database 
Requirements' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency preamble. 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section I and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Moratorium. 
Resolved: 
That the Depa1tment of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry may not require a municipality to participate in the dog licensing 
database as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 3925 or to implement 
PetPoint software or any other data management platform for the purpose of tracking 
licenses for dogs until one year following the effective date of this section; during this time, 
the department shall allow municipalities to use alternative methods for the purposes of 
tracking dog licenses.' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the 4th line (page I, line 27 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "issuance" and inserting the following: 'tracking' 
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Animal Welfare Fund 0946 
Initiative: Provides funding for contracted services, 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
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2025-26 
$104,746 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2026-27 
$838 
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COM1v!ITTEEAMEND:tv.lENT"A" to H.P. 686, L.D. 1057 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
Animal Welfare Fund 0946 
$104,746 
$838 
Initiative: Provides funding for contract associated information technology services. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2025-26 
2026-27 
All Other 
$522 
$174 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOT AL 
$522 
$174 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2025-26 
2026-27 
GENERAL FUND 
$104,746 
$838 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
$522 
$174 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$105,268 
$1,012 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency clause. 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, removes the 
emergency preamble and emergency clause from the resolve and changes the title. It 
corrects a cross-reference in the resolve. The amendment provides that for a period of one 
year following the effective date of this legislation the Department of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry may not require a municipality to participate in the dog licensing 
database as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 3925 or to implement 
PetPoint software or any other data management platform. The amendment also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/01/2~ LRL 
LD 1057 
LR 1863(02) · 
Resolve, to Aid Municipalities, Animal Control Officers and Other Parties in Complying with 
Electronic Dog Licensing Requirements 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' ( H-_ l ::J-4) 
Committee: Agric1:11ture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$104,746 
FY 2026-27 
$838 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Specia~ Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$104,746 
$522 
$838 
$174 
. $0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill temporarily limits certain administrative requirements related to municipal electronic dog licensing and 
directs the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to implement an alternative licensing process. The 
department has indicated that the duplicative requirements would necessitate -additional resources. The bill includes 
one-time General Fund appropriations of $104,746 in FY 2025-26 and $838 in FY 2026-27, and Other Special 
Revenue Funds allocations of $522 in FY 2025-26 and $17 4 in FY 2026-27, for contracted services and associated IT 
costs. 
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