{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-3935","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §3935","heading":"License prohibited","body":"The department may not issue a license to maintain a facility required to be licensed under this chapter to an individual who, within the 10 years previous to the application for the license, has been convicted of murder, a Class A or Class B offense, a violation under Title 17‑A, chapter 9, 11, 12 or 13 or a criminal violation under Title 17, chapter 42 or under a criminal law involving cruelty to animals that is no longer in effect or, within 10 years previous to the application for the license, has been adjudicated of a civil violation for cruelty to animals under chapter 739 or has been convicted or adjudicated in any other state, provincial or federal court of a violation similar to those specified in this section.  An individual who submits an application to be licensed under this chapter shall submit the results of a background check to the department along with the license application.  The individual shall pay for the background check.","path":["TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS","PART 9: ANIMAL WELFARE","CHAPTER 723: FACILITY LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec3935.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"8055fdb2b034af9433461481b19fee0bd8e76f164758956cdb2c7441cb1dc923","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-3934","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-3935-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}