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An Act To Exempt Auctioneers from Certain Record-keeping Requirements
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §3971, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Exemption.     An auctioneer licensed under Title 32, chapter 5-B is exempt from the requirements of this section.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §291-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. C, §2, is repealed.
 
SUMMARY
This bill exempts auctioneers from the requirement to record the date of purchase, the seller's name and address and a brief description of the property, including any identification numbers, before completing the purchase of any used personal property.