Maine Revised Statutes > Title 29-A > Chapter 5 > Subchapter 1 > Article 3 – Registration Plates
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- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Affiliated person: means a person who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4691Animal: means any animal other than man and includes fowl, birds, fish and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Animal: means every living, sentient creature not a human being. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Animal care facility: means any person that provides care, sustenance, housing, maintenance or other necessary care of an animal and includes, but is not limited to, veterinarians' offices, boarding kennels, equine facilities, animal grooming facilities, animal shelters and animal day care facilities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Animal shelter: means a facility that houses animals and operates for the purpose of providing stray, abandoned, abused or owner-surrendered animals with sanctuary or finding the animals temporary or permanent adoptive homes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Antique auto: means an automobile or truck manufactured in or after model year 1916 that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Antique motorcycle: means a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant. Apprentice pump installer: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of water well pump installation under the direct supervision of a master or journeyman pump installer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Apprentice well driller: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of well drilling under the direct supervision of a master or journeyman well driller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Automobile: means a motor vehicle designed for the conveyance of passengers that has a seating capacity of not more than 15 persons, including the operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Board: means the State Board of Veterinary Medicine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Bureau: means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Business day: means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or the following holidays: New Year's Day; Washington's Birthday; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Indigenous Peoples Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving and Christmas. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4691 Business opportunity: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4691Commission: means the Maine Water Well Commission created under section 4700?G. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or his duly authorized agent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Custom vehicle: means a motor vehicle manufactured after model year 1948 that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4321 Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Devise: To gift property by will. Direct supervision: means any time when a supervisor is on the premises and is quickly and easily available. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Dog: means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris or any canine, regardless of generation, resulting from the interbreeding of a member of canis familiaris with a wolf hybrid as defined in subsection 30. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Geothermal heat exchange well: means a hole drilled, driven or bored into the earth for the purpose of using the heat exchange capacity of the earth for heating and cooling. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Geothermal heat exchange well driller: means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the work of drilling, driving or boring geothermal heat exchange wells. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Geothermal heat exchange well pump installer: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of geothermal heat exchange well pump installation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E highway: means a public way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Horseless carriage: means an automobile manufactured before model year 1916 that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Humanely clean conditions: means that both indoor areas and outdoor enclosures are cleaned on a periodic basis to remove excretions and other waste materials, dirt and trash with sufficient frequency to minimize health hazards and to provide adequately clean living conditions for the species of animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies. Indirect supervision: means any time when a supervisor is not on the premises but is available for consultation on patient care. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Journeyman pump installer: means a person doing the work of pump installation, repair or replacement in water wells who is in the employment of a master pump installer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Journeyman well driller: means a person doing the work of drilling, driving or boring wells who is in the employment of a master well driller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Keeper: means a person in possession or control of a dog or other animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC License: includes , but is not limited to, a nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of a person to apply for or obtain a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Licensed veterinarian: means a person who is validly and currently licensed by the board to practice veterinary medicine in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Licensed veterinary technician: means a person who has completed a minimum of 2 years in a college program that is certified according to the standards adopted by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities or an equivalent program, as determined by the board, and who has passed an examination for licensure prescribed by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Livestock: means cattle; equines; sheep; goats; swine; domesticated cervids, fowl and rabbits; members of the family Camelidae, genus lama and genus vicugna; bison; and ratites. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Master pump installer: means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the installation, replacement or repair of a pump in a water well. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Master well driller: means a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of drilling, driving or boring wells. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on railroad tracks, but does not include:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Motorcycle: means a motor vehicle that has a seat or a saddle for the use of the rider and is designed to travel with only 2 or 3 10-inch or larger diameter wheels in ground contact and has a motor with a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cubic centimeters or an electric motor with a capacity of not less than 1,500 watts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Owner: means a person holding title to a vehicle or having exclusive right to the use of the vehicle for a period of 30 days or more. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Owner: means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation owning, keeping or harboring a dog or other animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Patient: means an animal or group of animals examined or treated by a veterinarian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Permanent place of business: means any building or other permanently affixed structure, including a home residence, which is owned or held under a 12-month lease or rental agreement at the time business is commenced and is used in whole or in part for the purpose of engaging in sales or promotion of business opportunities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4691 Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, fiduciary, trust, estate or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative and corporation or any other group or combination acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver or as any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer or any other representative of such person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Pickup truck: means a truck with a registered gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Practice of veterinary medicine: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853Practice of veterinary technology: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853Public way: means a way, owned and maintained by the State, a county or a municipality, over which the general public has a right to pass. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Pump installation company: means a person, firm, partnership or corporation that is engaged in the trade of water well pump installation, repair or replacement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Pump installer: means an apprentice pump installer, journeyman pump installer or master pump installer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E pump system: means mechanical equipment or a device used to remove water from a well including all piping and wiring up to the existing equipment in the structure. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Purchaser: means a person who purchases, leases or communicates with a seller concerning the purchase or lease of a business opportunity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4691 Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. registered mail: when used in connection with any requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Registered weight: means the gross vehicle weight specified on the vehicle's registration certificate. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Registration: means the registration certificate, plates and renewal devices pertaining to the registration of a vehicle, including temporary registered gross weight increases. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Relief veterinary service: means the practice of veterinary medicine in Maine on a temporary basis by a qualified veterinarian not licensed to practice in this State for the purpose of substituting for a Maine-licensed veterinarian at a specified location during the licensee's absence or period of incapacitation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation. School of veterinary medicine: means any veterinary college or division of a college or university that offers the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or its equivalent and that conforms to the standards required by the Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine as provided in this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Sell: means to sell, offer, negotiate or advertise to sell, display for sale, exchange or otherwise transfer for value. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Seller: means a person who sells, leases or distributes or offers to sell, lease or distribute, advertises or undertakes any other act relating to the promotion of business opportunities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4691 Semitrailer: includes , but is not limited to, so-called pole dollies and pole dickeys and wheels commonly used as a support for the ends of logs or other long articles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Shelter: means any building or physical structure or part of any building or structure, other than a private dwelling, housing dogs or other animals and not used for agricultural purposes or as a laboratory, research facility, medical facility or educational institution. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Stock race car: means a factory-produced motor vehicle that is equipped with roll bars or bracing welded or attached to the frame in a permanent manner, special safety belts and firewalls and that has part of the body removed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Street rod: means a replica of or a modified antique auto manufactured prior to 1949 that complies with standards adopted by the Chief of the State Police. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Supervisor: means a licensed veterinarian or, if the task being supervised warrants, a licensed veterinary technician. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held. Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Tractor: means a motor vehicle used primarily off the highway for farming, forestry or other similar types of activities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, bicycles and other conveyances either singly or together using public way for travel. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power, designed to carry persons or property and to be drawn by a motor vehicle, not operated on railroad tracks, and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Truck: means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily to carry property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Truck tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used exclusively to draw other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and the load drawn. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Vehicle: means a device for conveyance of persons or property on a way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Veterinarian: means a person who has received a doctor's degree in veterinary medicine from a school of veterinary medicine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Veterinary assistant: means a person employed in a veterinary facility to assist a licensed veterinarian or a licensed veterinary technician, but who has neither had the formal training required for licensure nor passed the required examination for licensure as a veterinary technician. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Veterinary medicine: includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine including all aspects of the "practice of veterinary medicine" under subsection 7. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 water well: means any hole drilled, driven or bored into the earth used to extract drinking water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Well driller: means an apprentice well driller, journeyman well driller or master well driller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Well drilling company: means a person, firm, partnership or corporation that owns or otherwise operates any mechanical equipment used to drill, drive or bore water wells or geothermal heat exchange wells. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72