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Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 216 - RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS AND IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESALE OR ADOPTION › Section 001-216-3 - PERMIT FOR STATE ENTRY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Any person or
				persons importing dogs and/or cats into the State for resale or adoption is
				required by the Commissioner to obtain a permit from the Department of
				Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources previous to the time of entry. This
				permit must accompany shipment.
B.
				Dogs and cats entering the State that do not have health status that is
				satisfactory to the Commissioner, may be required to be examined by an
				accredited veterinarian at the owners' expense and may be held under quarantine
				until the Commissioner is satisfied that the animal(s) is/are not a threat to
				animals or humans of the State.
C.
				Dogs and cats brought into the State for resale or adoption without a permit
				may be condemned by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
				and euthanized without indemnity.
D. Upon request and prior to the issuing of a
				permit, an application for a permit will be sent to the importer. The
				application must be completed and returned to the Department of Agriculture,
				Food and Rural Resources, Division of Animal Health and Industry.
E. The receiver of a permit will be required
				to submit quarterly statements or a copy of all invoices to the Department of
				Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources stating the number, type and destination
				of dogs and cats purchased or accepted for resale or adoption in
				Maine.
F. A new permit may be
				issued each fiscal year. Permits may be suspended without a hearing for up to
				90 days in accordance with 5 MRSA §10004(1979) if a disease problem exists
				on the permit holder's premises that requires immediate action be taken to
				protect public health and safety. Further administrative action may be taken as
				necessary in accordance with 5 MRSA §10051.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 216 - RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS AND IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESALE OR ADOPTION › Section 001-216-4 - REQUIRED IMMUNIZATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Dogs and cats
				transported into the State of Maine for resale or adoption shall be immunized
				against diseases not less than 14 days before entry and must be current on
				their vaccinations for these diseases as evidenced by a statement on the Health
				Record. Dogs must also be tested for heartworm, Lyme disease and canine
				ehrlichiosis with the results noted on the Certificate of Veterinary
				Inspection.
1. Dogs shall be immunized
				against the following diseases:
a. Canine
				Distemper
b. Hepatitis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Infectious Tracheobronchitis
e. Canine Parvo Virus
f. Dogs three months old or older must have a
				current vaccine for rabies as evidenced by a valid certificate of immunization
				signed by a licensed veterinarian.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 216 - RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS AND IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESALE OR ADOPTION › Section 001-216-5 - OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF VETERINARY INSPECTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Dogs and cats entering the State for resale or adoption shall
				  be accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued by an
				  accredited veterinarian with a copy sent to the Commissioner. This certificate
				  is valid for 30 days from the date it was issued.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 216 - RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS AND IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESALE OR ADOPTION › Section 001-216-6 - HOLDING PERIOD

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Dogs and cats imported for resale or adoption shall be
				  retained by the importer for a period of five days if they are six months of
				  age or younger and for a period of 48 hours if they are older than six months
				  of age before being offered for resale or adoption.
A. For the purposes of this Chapter, dogs and
				cats must be held for this respective five day or 48 hour period in a structure
				that meets the minimum standards required in the Animal Welfare Rules, Section
				I and is not in violation of Title 7 Chapter 739 Cruelty to Animals.
B. If, during this holding period, any dog or
				cat exhibits signs of infectious, contagious, parasitic or communicable
				disease, included but not limited to coughing, sneezing, vomiting, diarrhea or
				bloody stool, that animal must be isolated and examined by a veterinarian
				immediately.
a. If any dog or cat is
				diagnosed with an infectious, contagious or parasitic disease, the animal must
				be isolated and treated as directed by the veterinarian, and must not be sold,
				placed or adopted until the veterinarian has declared it to be in a good state
				of health.
b. Any dogs or cats that
				have been deemed exposed to the infected animal must be quarantined, if
				necessary, under the direction of the veterinarian or a State Veterinarian and
				held until such time the veterinarian declares them to be free of
				disease.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 216 - RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS AND IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESALE OR ADOPTION › Section 001-216-7 - AGE OF CATS AND DOGS FOR RESALE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No person, or persons shall import for resale or adoption, or
				  offer for resale or adoption in the State of Maine, any dog or cat less than 56
				  days of age.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 216 - RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS AND IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESALE OR ADOPTION › Section 001-216-8 - HEALTH RECORD

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Dogs and cats sold in the State shall be accompanied by a
				  health record indicating dates and types of vaccines
				  administered.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 216 - RULES GOVERNING THE SALE OF DOGS AND CATS AND IMPORTATION OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESALE OR ADOPTION › Section 001-216-9 - VIOLATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Whoever violates this rule commits a civil violation for
				  which a forfeiture not to exceed $500 per day for each violation may be
				  adjudged, except that the total of the forfeitures may not exceed $50,000.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN DEER INTO MAINE › Section 001-220-1 - Legislative Authority

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules are issued under the authority of
				   7 M.R.S.A.
				  §1331(6) and Chapter
				  303.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN DEER INTO MAINE › Section 001-220-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Permit for State entry
: A
				document issued by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural
				Resources, Division of Veterinary Services prior to the time of entry into the
				State authorizing the movement of domesticated deer into the State.
B.
Domesticated Deer
:
				Domesticated deer means fallow deer, family cervidae, sub-family Cervinae,
				genus Dama, kept as domestic animals for the purpose of either breeding stock
				or for sale as food.
C.
Official Health Certificate
: An official health certificate means
				a legible certificate or form issued by an accredited veterinarian and approved
				by the chief livestock official of the state or country of origin containing
				the names and addresses of the consignor and consignee. The certificate or form
				shall also show age, sex, breed, and eartag number or legible tattoo for all
				deer. All completed test results will be indicated, as well as a statement that
				the deer are free from visual evidence of communicable disease. In addition,
				the following statement must appear on the certificate: To the best of my
				knowledge the deer listed on the health certificate have not been exposed to
				Brucellosis, Tuberculosis or Bluetongue for one year prior to the date of
				entry.
D.
License
: A
				license means a certificate issued by the Division of Regulations, Maine
				Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources, entitling the holder to
				propagate, possess, purchase or sell domesticated deer, or to sell the meat
				from said deer.
E.
Livestock
				Dealer's License
: A certificate issued by the Division of Veterinary
				Services, Maine Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources, entitling
				the holder to resell domestic livestock or act as an agent for the sale of
				domestic livestock in the State of Maine.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN DEER INTO MAINE › Section 001-220-3 - Animal Health Standards

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All domesticated deer moved into the State of Maine unless
				  specifically exempted pursuant to section
				  4 must be accompanied by the following
				  documents:
A. A permit for state entry
				from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural resources, Division of
				Veterinary Services; and
B. An
				official health certificate; and
C.
				Proof that the domesticated deer tested negative to an official test for
				Tuberculosis conducted within 60 days prior to entry; and
D. Proof that the domesticated deer tested
				negative to an official test for Brucellosis that was conducted within 30 days
				prior to entry, unless the domesticated deer are less than 180 days of age at
				the time of entry; and
E. Proof
				that the domesticated deer tested negative to an official test for Bluetongue
				that was conducted within 30 days prior to entry, unless the domesticated deer
				are less that 180 days of age at the time of entry.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN DEER INTO MAINE › Section 001-220-4

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Domesticated deer moved into the State for slaughter within
				  24 hours shall be accompanied by a permit for State entry and official health
				  certificate and need not be accompanied by the documents required pursuant to
				  section
				  3(c)(d)(e).
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 220 - IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN DEER INTO MAINE › Section 001-220-5 - Licensing Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All persons possessing deer must have a license from the
				  Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources, for deer raised for
				  domestic food purposes, or a license from the Department of Inland Fisheries
				  and Wildlife for deer kept for any other reasons, except that licensed
				  livestock dealers who hold each individual deer for 24 hours or less do not
				  require a domesticated deer license.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-1 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The statutory authority for these rules is found in 7 M.R.S.,
				  Chapter 202-A, §1342(8).
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-2 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules are intended to clarify statutory requirements
				  for the operation of commercial large game shooting areas, and to minimize risk
				  of disease, and escape among the domesticated large game.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-3 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In addition to terms defined in
				  7 M.R.S.
				  §§1342(8) and
				  1342(A)(2),
				  and in Chapter 203 (Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program Rules), and
				  Chapter 204 (Farmed Cervid Licensing Rule), the terms below shall have the
				  following meanings.
A.
Interior
				Fence
: Fencing inside of the perimeter fence that divides the shooting
				zone into two or more subzones.
B.
LGSA
: An abbreviation for a licensed commercial large game
				shooting area in Maine.
C.
Official Identification
: The identification of cervids with a
				minimum of two state and federally approved identifiers. The identification
				must enable the trace-back of cervids to herd of origin.
1. Identification shall include at least one
				of the following: permanent tattoo, microchip, or official state ear
				tag.
2. Identification may include
				one of the following: herd ear tag, leg tag, collar tag, or other
				identification approved by the Department.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-4 - AUTHORIZED SPECIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. LGSA licenses
				may authorize the harvest of any one or more of the following: domesticated
				cervids (elk, red deer, elk/red deer hybrids, fallow deer, and sika deer),
				domesticated boar, and bison.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-6 - LGSA LICENSE RENEWALS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A license to
				operate a commercial large game shooting area in Maine shall be valid for one
				year, beginning September 1 and ending August 31. LGSA licenses shall specify
				which species can legally be offered by the licensee for harvest during the
				coming year.
B. License renewal
				applications must be submitted on forms provided by the Department and must
				include a report indicating the number, by species and transport tag number, of
				all large game killed by clients during the past licensing year.
C. Facilities for which a LGSA license
				renewal application is submitted must pass a facility site inspection. The
				on-site inspection must verify that fencing, facilities, feeding practices, and
				other management activities remain in compliance with licensing requirements.
				Deficiencies will be documented in writing, and will require resolution before
				a license is renewed.
D. All
				applicable licensing fees must be submitted to the Department by September 30
				each year. Failure to submit all applicable licensing fees by the September 30
				deadline will be considered operation of a Large Game Shooting Area without a
				license. An LGSA license will be considered lapsed if the licensee fails to
				submit all applicable licensing fees for a period of one year.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-7 - EXPANSION OF LGSA LICENSES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. LGSA license
				holders must submit a request to the Commissioner for authorization to offer
				large game that was not authorized under their current license. The request
				must be in writing and it must specifically identify the additional genus or
				species that the license holder is proposing to offer for shooting.
B. The Department will conduct an inspection
				of the LGSA facility within 30 days of the request submitted under section 7.A.
				above, to determine whether the existing fencing and other physical facilities
				are adequate to contain the additional species of large game.
C. Facilities found to be in compliance with
				all existing fencing and physical facility requirements for the proposed added
				species will be granted authorization for the expansion of their license in
				writing by the Commissioner within 30 days of the inspection. The written
				authorization shall operate as an amendment to the LGSA license.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-8 - PROVISIONAL LICENSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. If deficiencies
				are found by the Department during the initial license inspection, or during an
				annual inspection for license renewal, or during an inspection pursuant to a
				license expansion request, the Department may, at its discretion, issue a
				provisional license conditioned upon the timely correction of the
				deficiencies.
B. A provisional
				license issued by the Department pursuant to this rule shall be of such
				duration, as determined by the Department, to be reasonable and necessary for
				the correction of the deficiencies as noted by the Department in
				writing.
C. Failure to correct
				deficiencies by the end of the time period specified on the provisional license
				shall be grounds for the Department to deny an initial license, license
				renewal, or a license expansion request.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-9 - LICENSE FEE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. 7 M.R.S.,
				Chapter 202-A, § 1342 specifies license fees for LGSAs as follows: "The
				annual fee for a commercial large game shooting area is $1,000, except that the
				annual fee for a commercial large game shooting area is $500 for an operation
				that is licensed to possess domesticated cervids under chapter 202 and harvests
				only domesticated cervids raised on that farm."
B. For the purpose of determining when the
				lower ($500) fee applies, the term "raised on that farm" shall be as defined in
				section 3.F above.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-10 - TRANSPORT TAGS AND TAGGING FEES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The
				Department shall issue individually numbered transport tags for the purpose of
				identifying large game killed on licensed premises, as provided for in 7
				M.R.S., Chapter 202-A, § 1343. The transport tag must be placed in the
				hock of each individual large game animal killed by clients before leaving the
				LGSA facility. Transport tags, or a facsimile containing the identification
				number, must accompany all parts of a large game animal (e.g., parts taken to a
				taxidermist, butcher shop, personal residences) to facilitate disease
				monitoring.
B. Commercial Large
				Game Shooting Area operators must remit a fee of $25 for each transport tag
				issued to clients. This fee, representing the sum of all transport tags issued
				during the previous licensing year, is to be paid to the Department at the time
				an LGSA license is renewed.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-11 - TAGGING OF LIVE CERVIDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. In accordance
				with the Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program Rules (01-001 CMR Chapter
				203), any live domesticated cervid brought onto a commercial large game
				shooting area must be accompanied by official identification enabling
				trace-back to the source herd.
B.
				Upon request, the Department may supply ear tags to meet live deer tagging
				requirements at no cost to the operator.
C. Cervids that were born and raised on the
				premises of a licensed LGSA licensee are exempt from live deer tagging
				requirements, as are domesticated bison and domesticated boar regardless of
				source.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-12 - RECORD KEEPING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Written records
				documenting purchases, sales, live shipments, escaped cervids, and deaths
				(including harvests) must be kept for all large game confined within commercial
				large game shooting areas. Records for individual animals must be kept for a
				minimum of 5 years. Information contained in the records must include, at a
				minimum, individual animal identification, transportation (harvest) tag
				numbers, species, sex, and age, where known. The records must be made available
				to state and federal regulatory officials upon request at all reasonable
				times.
B. LGSAs must keep a file
				containing the name and contact information of all clients who harvested large
				game, along with associated transportation tag numbers. The file must be
				retained for a minimum of 5 years for each harvest event, and must be made
				available to state and federal regulatory officials upon request at all
				reasonable times.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-13 - HANDLING FACILITIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. LGSAs must be
				equipped with a handling facility if they stock cervids from other cervid farms
				which are not equipped to handle and tag deer.
B. Handling facilities must be adequate to
				allow cervids to be handled humanely and safely for the purpose of affixing ear
				tags prior to release into a shooting zone.
C. Each access lane and catch pen must be
				designed and constructed of materials adequate for the safe containment of
				cervids for inspection, identification, and testing. No nails, barbed wire, or
				other potential hazards may protrude from any facility, lane or pen.
D. Handling facilities must be functional
				before an initial LGSA license, or license renewal, or a license expansion can
				be issued.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-14 - CONFINEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Shooting zones must be enclosed by fencing
				or other barriers sufficient to contain the species of large game contained in
				that shooting zone, regardless of whether individual large game are currently
				offered for harvest.
B. The
				following standards for fencing and confinement of large game apply to all new
				large game shooting areas licensed after April 1, 2009, to any currently
				licensed large game shooting area that elects to expand the species of large
				game offered for harvest after April 1, 2009, and to any currently licensed
				large game shooting area that elects to modify or expand the fencing within
				shooting zones and sub-zones.
C.
Domesticated Cervids
1.
				Perimeter fencing must be a minimum of 8 feet in height from the ground
				surface. Fencing material must be continuous around the perimeter, except at
				gates and other access points. Materials must be woven wire or chain-link, with
				hole spacing no more than 2 inches by 6 inches up to a minimum height of 24
				inches above ground, and no more than 6 inches by 6 inches for the remainder of
				the height. Fence bottoms must be no more than 2 inches above grade in all
				locations, and should preferably be buried below the surface. Fencing may be
				attached to posts, or to existing trees at a distance that maintains clearances
				and rigidity of the structure.
2.
				Perimeter gates and other access points must be of solid materials capable of
				withstanding contact with large game contained therein. Gate height must be a
				minimum of 8 feet, and clearances around the sides and bottom must not exceed 2
				inches. All perimeter gates must be capable of being locked.
3. An access lane of sufficient width to
				accommodate motorized equipment must be maintained around the perimeter fencing
				of each shooting area. The access lane may be placed immediately inside or
				outside the fence, and it must be kept free of trees and heavy brush.
4. Perimeter fences must be kept in good
				repair at all times. Fence integrity must be restored promptly wherever they
				are damaged by fallen trees or large game, so as to prevent escape from
				captivity. Gaps that are in excess of two inches between the ground and the
				bottom of a perimeter fence must be filled in with woody debris, soil or
				rock.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-15 - HERD MANAGEMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Large game confined on the premises of Commercial Large Game
				  Shooting Areas must have free access to the following:
A. Clean water, either free-flowing or
				placed.
B. Adequate feed to
				maintain weight and condition at any stage of production.
C. Adequate shelter, which may be either
				natural or constructed. Natural shelter consists of trees or brush that affords
				protection from direct sun, wind, rain, and other inclement weather that is
				large enough to accommodate all large game at one time. Constructed shelter
				contains a roof, and must afford the same protection from inclement weather as
				natural shelter. No nails or other potential hazards may be exposed.
D. Large game must be grouped in a way that
				will allow individuals of each species to receive an adequate amount of food,
				water, and shelter at all times.
E.
				Carcasses resulting from natural and accidental mortality on the premises of
				Commercial Large Game Shooting Areas shall be managed in accordance with the
				Rules for the Disposal of Animal Carcasses (01-001 CMR Chapter 211).
F. Large game animals must be given access to
				competent veterinary care, when needed.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-16 - RECOVERY OR DISPOSITION OF ESCAPED DOMESTICATED LARGE GAME

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. LGSA license holders must report any
				escaped domesticated large game to the Department within 24 hours of discovery.
				The license holder shall be responsible for monitoring the movement of the
				escaped large game and for recovery of the escaped large game, as authorized by
				the Department.
B. If escaped
				individuals are cervids that have been at large for longer than 72 hours, but
				have been returned to the owner's premises alive, these individuals must be
				identified and tested for CWD when they ultimately die.
C. The Department may euthanize any captured
				domesticated large game that is relinquished to the Department by its owner, if
				known, for the purpose of diagnostic testing for disease. The Department may,
				in accordance with 7 M.R.S. § 1802, condemn any domesticated large game
				individual that is suspected of being infected with or exposed to CWD,
				brucellosis, tuberculosis, or other disease of domesticated animals or wild
				game, for purpose of diagnostic testing.
D. In the event that capture of the escaped
				large game individual is not practical, the Department will consult with the
				owner, if known, to determine whether the owner will relinquish the escaped
				individual to the Department. If the owner agrees to relinquish the escaped
				individual, or if the owner does not agree to relinquish it, and the Department
				condemns the escaped domesticated large game animal in accordance with 7 M.R.S.
				§ 1802, the Department with cooperation with representatives of the Maine
				Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, may destroy the escaped
				individual, and samples may be taken for the purpose of diagnostic
				testing.
E. LGSA license holders
				shall pay for reasonable and appropriate costs associated with the capture,
				euthanasia, or destruction of domesticated large game that escape from their
				commercial large game shooting areas.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 223 - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING AREAS IN MAINE › Section 001-223-17 - ADVERTISING AVAILABILITY OF DOMESTICATED LARGE GAME

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. LGSA licensees may offer for hunting only
				those species and species groups of domesticated large game for which they are
				licensed during any given licensing year (September 1 to August 31
				annually).
B. A copy of the current
				commercial large game shooting area license must be posted in plain view on the
				premises where clients, Department personnel, and the public may view the
				license during regular business hours. This copy must show which species of
				large game the licensee is permitted to offer for shooting at that point in
				time.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 226 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES TO ANIMALS ENTERED IN PULLING COMPETITIONS › Section 001-226-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Approved Laboratory means
a
				laboratory designated by the Commissioner for the analysis of drug
				concentration in blood, urine, saliva or other fluids. This includes the State
				Health & Environmental Testing Laboratory and other State and private
				laboratories that may be designated by the Commissioner.
2.
Authorized Agent of the Commissioner
				(or "Agent") means a
State Veterinarian, or a licensed, practicing
				veterinarian contracted to work for the Department or for a licensed pulling
				venue, who is accompanied by a Department employee.
3.
Commissioner means
the
				Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
				Forestry.
4.
Department
				means
the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
				Forestry.
5.
Driver
				means
the person(s) that controls/drives the animal(s) that is pulling
				in a licensed pulling event, also referred to as Teamster.
6.
Event means
a licensed public
				pulling competition..
7.
Positive Test means
any specimen collected for drug analysis by an
				Agent from an animal who has been entered into a pulling event, which is tested
				by an approved laboratory and found to contain a prohibited substance
				regardless of the concentration of substance present.
8.
Pulling Permit means
a permit
				from the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry as described in
				 7 M.R.S.
				§97.
9.
Specimen means
blood, urine,
				saliva or any other body fluid taken from an animal that has been entered in a
				pulling event.
10.
Prohibited
				substance means:
A. Any substance,
				including, but not limited to, a narcotic, stimulant, depressant, tranquilizer,
				local anesthetic, analgesic, drug or drug metabolite, medication of any type or
				biological substance, at a level greater than the level found in the normal,
				untreated animal; or
B. Any
				substance, regardless of how harmless or innocuous, that might interfere with
				the detection or quantitation of a narcotic, stimulant, depressant
				tranquilizer, local anesthetic, analgesic, drug or drug metabolite, medication
				of any type or biological substance, at a level greater than the level found in
				the normal untreated animal.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 226 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES TO ANIMALS ENTERED IN PULLING COMPETITIONS › Section 001-226-2 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING SAMPLES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. An Agent may
				test any animal which has been entered into an event as described in
				7 M.R.S.
				§96.
2. Blood samples will be collected only by an
				Agent. that is a licensed veterinarian.
3. The owner and/or driver of the animal
				whose specimen is being taken must observe the specimen as it is being taken,
				the sample as it is sealed, identification and security of the sample and sign
				required documents to affirm that the person observed the specimen collection,
				sealing, identification and security of that sample.
4. The sample will be reasonably secured to
				prevent tampering from the time the sample is taken until that sample is
				delivered to an approved laboratory.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 226 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES TO ANIMALS ENTERED IN PULLING COMPETITIONS › Section 001-226-3 - NOTIFICATION OF POSITIVE TEST AND HEARING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The
				disclosure of a positive test will be reported to the Department by the
				approved laboratory.
2. The
				Department shall report any positive test to the owner and driver.
3. All holders of event permits (and, in the
				case of a pulling animal, the Pull Events Commission), shall be notified by the
				Department of a positive test. Such notification shall state the violator's
				name and address, the time and place where the positive sample was taken, the
				name of the substance involved and identification of the animal.
4. The Department shall provide the owner and
				driver receiving a positive test, with notice of the opportunity for a hearing
				before the Department Official at the time of notification of a positive
				test.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 226 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES TO ANIMALS ENTERED IN PULLING COMPETITIONS › Section 001-226-4 - DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Notification of
				the decision of the Commissioner will be sent to the owner and driver found
				responsible for the positive test.
2. All holders of event permits, (and in the
				case of a pulling animal, the Pull Events Commission), shall be notified of the
				decision of the Commissioner.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 226 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES TO ANIMALS ENTERED IN PULLING COMPETITIONS › Section 001-226-5 - PERMIT HOLDERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All permit
				holders are responsible to ensure that no barred person competes in an
				event.
2. The Commissioner may
				initiate action to revoke an event permit if a permit holder allows a barred
				person to enter an event.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 226 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES TO ANIMALS ENTERED IN PULLING COMPETITIONS › Section 001-226-6 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. An aggrieved
				party's right of appeal or right to judicial review is provided by applicable
				provisions in the
Maine Administrative Procedure Act
and
Maine Rules of Civil Procedure
.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 240 - GUIDELINES FOR FEEDING FISH WASTE AND OTHER LIQUID BASED FEED SYSTEMS TO SWINE › Section 001-240-I - Introduction

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Under authority of
				  
				  17 MRSA §2805, the following are adopted
				  as generally accepted agricultural practices for the feeding of fish waste and
				  other liquid-based waste products to swine.
Based on the limited information available, dry ground fish
				  waste is a good source of protein. Depending on the composition of the waste,
				  the total crude protein of fish waste could reach 49.5% (Table 1.)
TABLE 1: Proximate Analysis of Fish
				  Wastes
Shrimp
Fish
Fish
Fish
Fish
Waste
Waste
Gut
Head
Scale
Moisture
6.3
4.6
5.3
15.8
6.7
Total crude protein
49.5
44.8
47.5
55.6
49.5
Ether extract
4.3
6.7
5.9
12.1
4.8
Ash
27.3
35.4
29.1
10.1
27.0
*Afolabi, et al., 1980. Nutrition Reports International
				  Vol.21. No. 6. 901-906
In addition, the amino acid profile of fish waste is very
				  similar to that of industrial fish meal. This and the relatively lower
				  processing cost could make it economically feasible for ground dry fish waste
				  to replace commercial fish meal as a feed ingredient in many livestock and
				  poultry rations.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 240 - GUIDELINES FOR FEEDING FISH WASTE AND OTHER LIQUID BASED FEED SYSTEMS TO SWINE › Section 001-240-II - Source for Feed

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Using fish waste as the only feed source in swine operations
				  is not recommended and should not be considered a sound farming practice. In
				  addition, from a practical as well as a nutritional aspect, raw fish waste Is
				  not suitable for incorporation into swine rations. This material to be suitable
				  for incorporation into swine rations should be:
1. ground and partially dried
2. analyzed for nutrient content to allow for
				proper inclusion in properly balanced rations
3. used only as a supplement to the swine
				ration, with amounts fed to be determined based on nutritional value of the
				product
The rate of inclusion of fish waste into swine rations may be
				  affected by the type of ration, the age of the pigs and the stage of
				  reproduction. An average of St could be used as a guideline for adding fish
				  waste to swine rations. High levels of fish products in the ration can result
				  in adverse effects on carcass quality and should be avoided, especially when
				  dealing with feeder pig operations.
The attached swine ration (Appendix(1) is an example of a
				  lactating swine ration with St added fish waste. Other rations could easily be
				  formulated and nutritionally adjusted to meet the requirements of other classes
				  of swine. Farmers are encouraged to contact their Extension County Agent or the
				  Livestock Specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of
				  Maine, Orono for information on swine feed formulation and feeding
				  practices.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 240 - GUIDELINES FOR FEEDING FISH WASTE AND OTHER LIQUID BASED FEED SYSTEMS TO SWINE › Section 001-240-III - Feed Containers

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any liquid-based food products should be fed from containers
				  that are constructed of concrete or equally impervious material, tightly built
				  to prevent leakage, and designed so as to allow for cleaning, washing, and
				  disinfection. Such containers should have a curb adequate to confine waste and
				  fluids. The height of the curb should not be less than six
				  inches.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 240 - GUIDELINES FOR FEEDING FISH WASTE AND OTHER LIQUID BASED FEED SYSTEMS TO SWINE › Section 001-240-IV - Cleaning

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Concrete or other feeding structures should be kept in a
				  clean and sanitary condition by washing or dry cleaning. Refuse should be
				  removed from the feeding area within 48 hours after completion of the feeding,
				  and disposed of in accordance with DEP statutes and
				  regulations.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 240 - GUIDELINES FOR FEEDING FISH WASTE AND OTHER LIQUID BASED FEED SYSTEMS TO SWINE › Section 001-240-V - Storage

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Fish waste should be ground and partially dried before being
				  stored on the farm. In addition, the material should not be stored in such a
				  way or in such amounts that will create a solid waste, an insect infestation or
				  other offensive problem.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 240 - GUIDELINES FOR FEEDING FISH WASTE AND OTHER LIQUID BASED FEED SYSTEMS TO SWINE › Appendix 001-240-I

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NAME
PORKY
DATE 1/29/86
TYPE OF RATION LACT-1
FEED FORMULA & COSTS
FEED
AMOUNT IN
							 RATION
COST FOR A
COST/CWT
MATERIALS
(LB./TON)
2000 LB. BATCH
AS
							 FED
CORN
1635.000
$0.00
$0.00
SOY 49
210.000
$0.00
$0.00
FISH WASTE 49.5%
100.000
$0.00
$0.00
LIMESTONE
15.000
$0.00
$0.00
DICAL
25.000
$0.00
$0.00
SALT
10.000
$0.00
$0.00
VIT-MIX
5.000
$0.00
$0.00
TOTAL COST PER 2000 POUND $0.00
NUTRIENT CONTENT OF SELECTED FEED MIX
NUTRIENT
LEVEL
UNITS
ENERGY
1428.800
CAL/LB.
MAX FIBER
2.148
%
FAT
3.573
%
CALCIUM
1.110
%
TOTAL PHOS.
0.665
%
SODIUM
0.254
%
VIT. A
3855.725
IU/LB.
VIT. D
3200.000
IU/LB.
RIBOFLAVIN
2.873
MG/LB.
PROTEIN
14.896
%
MIN LYSINE
0.631
%
MIN METH
0.260
%
MIN METH + CYST
0.489
%
MIN ARGININE
0.820
%
MIN LEUCINE
1.430
%
MIN TRYPTOPHANE
0.247
%
MIN CHOLINE
554.323
MG/LB.
PANT. ACID
14.791
MG/LB.
NIACIN
32.790
MG/LB.
XANTHOPHYLL
8.175
MG/LB.
M. EL-BEGEARMI, 86
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 250 - RULES FOR CERTIFYING AMERICAN GINSENG › Section 001-250-I - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Department of Agriculture is authorized by
				   7 MRSA §2225 to
				  promulgate rules regarding the certification of cultivated
				  ginseng.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 250 - RULES FOR CERTIFYING AMERICAN GINSENG › Section 001-250-II - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. "Ginseng" means any part of the plant
				known as Wild American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius(L).
B. "Cultivated ginseng" means any part of a
				ginseng plant that was grown in prepared beds.
C. "Wild ginseng" means ginseng growing,
				living or found in a natural state.
D. "Wild simulated ginseng" means cultivated
				ginseng grown in a wooded site where wild ginseng is not established.
E. "Dealer" means a person who buys
				cultivated, wild and/or wild simulated ginseng for the purpose of resale in a
				raw form.
F. "Grower" means a
				person who grows cultivated ginseng and/or wild simulated ginseng to
				sell.
G. "Foreign ginseng" means
				ginseng that is grown outside this state.
H. "Person" means any individual,
				partnership, corporation or other business entity.
I. "Department" means the Maine Department of
				Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources.
J. "Green ginseng" means a ginseng root from
				which the moisture has not been removed by drying.
K. "Grower license" means an annual permit
				issued by the Department which enables a person to cultivate ginseng for
				sale.
L. "Dealer license" means an
				annual permit issued by the Department which enables a person to buy
				cultivated, wild and/or wild simulated ginseng for resale.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 250 - RULES FOR CERTIFYING AMERICAN GINSENG › Section 001-250-III - COLLECTION, CULTIVATION, HARVEST AND SALE OF AMERICAN GINSENG

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Collecting Wild Ginseng
No grower's or dealer's license will be issued for the
				  collection of wild ginseng for the purpose of sale or distribution.
B.
Cultivation and Harvest
				of Ginseng
1. Prior to preparing the
				beds for planting growers must obtain a written determination from the
				Department that the area where the beds are to be located is free of wild
				ginseng. This determination will be made after a site inspection by the
				Department, which must be arranged by the grower. Anyone growing ginseng prior
				to the enactment of this rule is exempt from this requirement.
2. All growers shall keep true and complete
				records of ginseng cultivation including]
a.
				Origin of seed and rootlets for planting
b. Location of beds, including site
				maps
c. Planting dates
d. Harvesting dates
e. Weight of ginseng harvested
f. Detailed information of sales
				transactions
g. Any other
				information the Department deems necessary regarding the cultivation,
				harvesting and selling of ginseng.
3. Planting, harvest and sales records shall
				be kept for a period of 5 years and shall be submitted annually to the
				Department.
4. Dealers must keep
				records on forms provided by the Department and make them available upon
				request.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 252 - RULES GOVERNING CERTIFICATION OF SEED POTATOES IN THE STATE OF MAINE › Section 001-252-2 - PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Application(s) and Eligibility
(1)
Generally
(a) The requirements to certify seed potatoes
				in the Maine Seed Potato Certification Program include a Field Year
				Designation, Field Inspections, Post-Harvest Testing and a Shipping Point
				Inspection as provided in these rules. If planting a protected variety,
				documentation must be supplied indicating that the grower has permission to
				plant the protected variety and certify the seed.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 252 - RULES GOVERNING CERTIFICATION OF SEED POTATOES IN THE STATE OF MAINE › Section 001-252-3 - STORAGE REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Storage
				Sanitation
(1)
Disinfection and
				Disease Control
(a) Bins, handling
				equipment and all the immediate surroundings in which Certified or Foundation
				Seed Classes are to be stored or handled shall be cleaned and disinfected
				before the potatoes are brought into storage or are handled.
(b) No class of certified seed can be stored
				in a storage with potato lots known to be infected with the Bacterial Ring Rot
				disease or pathogen. Any seed potatoes placed in a storage with potato lots
				known to be infected with the Bacterial Ring Rot disease or pathogen will
				immediately lose their certification status.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 252 - RULES GOVERNING CERTIFICATION OF SEED POTATOES IN THE STATE OF MAINE › Section 001-252-4 - PACKING REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Tolerances
				and Tagging
(1)
Grade of Seed
				Potatoes
(a) All Certified or
				Foundation Seed Class seed potatoes must be packed to meet the official seed
				potato grade as defined in Department Rule, Chapter 253 -
Official Seed
				Potato Grade for Maine Certified Seed Potatoes
.
(b) All seed potatoes not meeting the Maine
				Seed Potato Grade will not be issued a Shipping Inspection Tag and cannot be
				sold as seed.