{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-101","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §101","heading":"Violations relating to pulling events","body":"1.  Conducting pulling event without permit.  A person that conducts, causes to be conducted or sponsors a public or private pulling event between animals or pairs of animals within the State without a permit from the commissioner commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.\n2.  Prohibition on participating in pulling events.  A person who has been convicted of a violation of Title 17, section 1031 or has been adjudicated to have committed a civil violation of section 4011 within the previous 5 years may not participate as an animal owner or handler or in any other capacity, directly or indirectly, in a pulling event. A person who participates in a pulling event in violation of this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.\n3.  Permit revocation.  The commissioner may, in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, revoke or refuse to renew a permit to hold a pulling event:\nA.  If after receiving notice from the department the sponsor of a pulling event allows a person to participate as an owner or handler or in any other capacity, directly or indirectly, in a pulling event within 5 years of that person's being convicted of a violation of Title 17, section 1031 or  being adjudicated of  a civil violation of section 4011; or\nB.  When the commissioner has received written notification from the Pull Events Commission of violations of laws or rules at a pulling event conducted under a permit held by that sponsor.","path":["TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS","PART 1: ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 4: AGRICULTURAL FAIRS AND PULLING EVENTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec101.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"dadbd81ec45e188f0212fd0de2d6ca9b84e12d7d3a8742aad32b73ba6e3da077","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-100","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}