---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Regulation Of Rabbit Production For Local Consumption"
description: "An Act Regarding The Regulation Of Rabbit Production For Local Consumption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 939"
citation: "Maine LD 939 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRODUCTS", "MEATS", "RABBITS FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79d02904-aca8-4303-ac3b-38d418ef681e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071980"
source_hash: "21d08185b72a63d79cce46dc8ab387a6c3d94b5c140dc611ed8c967b88e75cf7"
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 939 (129) — An Act Regarding The Regulation Of Rabbit Production For Local Consumption

## 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=HP0694&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0694&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0694&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Deane RYKERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Kent ACKLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul STEARNS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 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-88).
- **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-88) 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-88), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, 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/79d02904-aca8-4303-ac3b-38d418ef681e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).