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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

7 M.R.S. §3914: Purchase and sale of animals

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  1. TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
  2. PART 9: ANIMAL WELFARE
  3. CHAPTER 719: UNCONTROLLED DOGS

Animal shelters, kennels, breeding kennels, boarding kennels and pet shops engaged in buying or selling animals shall keep records of the buyer and seller in each transaction for a 2-year period commencing at the time of purchase or sale. The records must be open to inspection by the department or law enforcement officers. A person not in possession of a valid license for an animal shelter, kennel, breeding kennel, boarding kennel or grandfathered pet shop shall obtain a vendor's license under section 4163 prior to selling, offering for sale or exchanging for value a cat or dog. For purposes of this section, "grandfathered pet shop" has the same meaning as in section 3933.

A wolf hybrid may not be sold or exchanged for value. Ownership of a wolf hybrid may be transferred only in accordance with section 3911‑B or section 3921‑B, subsection 3.

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