{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-4158","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §4158","heading":"Contest","body":"1.  Demand for remedy; contest.  When a seller wishes to contest a demand for the remedy specified in section 4155, the seller may require the purchaser to produce all the veterinarian's records and the animal for examination or autopsy by a veterinarian designated by the seller.  The veterinarian designated by the seller must be practicing at a veterinary clinic within 100 miles of the purchaser's residence.  The seller shall pay the cost of this examination or autopsy.  The seller has a right of recovery against the purchaser if the seller is not obligated to provide a remedy under section 4155.\n2.  Right to court action.  If the seller does not provide the remedy selected by the purchaser set forth in section 4155, the purchaser may initiate a court action.  The prevailing party in the court action has the right to recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees.","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/title7sec4158.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"3ba9db7878f6e6258e1ee3eee9067bceb1035432178e5d791385ac6dc45644ca","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-4157","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-4159"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}