---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen Oversight Of Kennels By Changing The Licensing Authority From Municipalities To The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry"
description: "An Act To Strengthen Oversight Of Kennels By Changing The Licensing Authority From Municipalities To The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1771"
citation: "Maine LD 1771 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "DOGS", "KENNELS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d181ff1b-7232-4fab-9a78-5ac50e00a77a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098774"
source_hash: "626d4bcf74b28b6da057c991665be491a24355d94d704726497a1adcc808649b"
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 1771 (132) — An Act To Strengthen Oversight Of Kennels By Changing The Licensing Authority From Municipalities To The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-220)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0689&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-488)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0689&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 414** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0689&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1771 SP 689** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0689&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **71–69** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Mark COOPER — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-03** On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2025-06-03** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-04** Speaker laid before the House
- **2025-06-04** Subsequently, on motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** ROLL CALL NO. 332
- **2025-06-04** (Yeas 71 - Nays 69 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) was READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, House Amendment "A" (H-488) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-488) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-488) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2025-06-04** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-488) and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-220) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-488) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d181ff1b-7232-4fab-9a78-5ac50e00a77a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).