---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Number Of Clubs In Penobscot County That May Be Issued A Special Dog Training Area License"
description: "An Act To Increase The Number Of Clubs In Penobscot County That May Be Issued A Special Dog Training Area License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 528"
citation: "Maine LD 528 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "DOGS", "TRAINING CLUBS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle DUNPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0d3d4c3-55e0-4171-8b60-ea3f04f15ae4"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071375"
source_hash: "bd85a5e1568c668e1560985d14a81ebecb4ba19ce753ab8af0c46821dcf0a0c9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 528 (129) — An Act To Increase The Number Of Clubs In Penobscot County That May Be Issued A Special Dog Training Area License

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0385&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0385&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0385&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Michelle DUNPHY — primary (person)
- Deane RYKERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- MaryAnne KINNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-31** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-69).
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-69) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-69), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-18** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0d3d4c3-55e0-4171-8b60-ea3f04f15ae4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).