Proposed Maine law regulating outdoor cats met with backlash
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A bill that would apply Maine's animal trespass laws to cats was met with swift opposition on Monday, allowing owners to be fined for cats wandering onto others' property.
Rep. Vicki Doudera took great pains to point out that she likes cats — her most recent were named Tom and Jerry — but she said cats are getting a "free and unfettered" pass for the harm they do to bird populations.
The bill she sponsored would add cats to the state's animal trespass law, which now expressly excludes them. Under the law, people can be fined $50 to $500 for letting pets or animals wander onto others' property.
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