Maine Overview – 2024 Session
MAINE
Legislative Overview – 2023-24 Session
(Adjourned on April 17, 2024)
15 pet related items were proposed during the 2023-24 legislative session, 3 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 98 | Animal Rescue Standards: (LD 157) Resolution requiring the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to adopt rules that set standards for animal rescue entities. | DIED IN COMMITTEE |
| HB 457 | Veterinarians – Non-Compete Agreements: (LD 688) Amends Title 26 (Labor & Industry), Chapter 7 (Employment Practices), Subchapter 1 (Conditions for Employment), Section 599-A (Noncompete Agreements) of Maine Revised Statutes by adding a new Subsection 3 (Prohibited for Certain Workers) to protect access to veterinary care by prohibiting noncompete agreements. | ENACTED |
| SB 497 | Animal Cruelty Task Force: (LD 1216) Amends Titles 5 (Administrative Procedures & Services), Chapter 379 (Boards, Commissions, Committees and Similar Organizations) and 7 (Agriculture & Animals), Part 9 (Animal Welfare), Chapter 717 (Animal Welfare Act) to establish the Animal Cruelty Task Force to provide a coalition of trained professionals to assist with and enhance the enforcement of animal cruelty laws. | DIED IN COMMITTEE |
View ALL Maine legislation tracked by the Pet Advocacy Network during the 2023-24 session.
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