{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-4156","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §4156","heading":"Responsibilities of purchaser","body":"To obtain the remedies provided in section 4155, the purchaser has the following responsibilities with respect to an animal with a health problem.\n1.  Veterinary diagnosis.  The purchaser must notify the seller, within 2 business days, of the diagnosis by a veterinarian of a health problem and provide the seller with the name and telephone number of the veterinarian and a copy of the veterinarian report on the animal.\n2.  Refund.  If the purchaser wishes to receive a full refund for the animal, the purchaser must return the animal no later than 2 business days after receipt of a written statement from a veterinarian indicating that the animal is unfit due to a health problem.  With respect to a dead animal, the purchaser must provide the seller with a written statement from a veterinarian indicating that the animal died from a health problem that existed on or before the receipt of the animal by the purchaser.  This subsection does not apply to a refund requested pursuant to section 4155, subsection 3, paragraph D.","path":["TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS","PART 9: ANIMAL WELFARE","CHAPTER 745: SALE OF DOGS AND CATS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec4156.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"a5bca1101a802a96b9d3f9da118316c4d63f01c2cef6cc9905af1dfd57b7b47a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-4155","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-4157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}