Killing for assault permitted

  1. Law
  2. Maine Revised Statutes
  3. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
  4. ANIMAL WELFARE
  5. DANGEROUS DOGS AND NUISANCE DOGS
  6. Killing for assault permitted

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§3951. Killing for assault permitted

Any person may lawfully kill a dog if necessary to protect that person, another person or a domesticated animal during the course of a sudden, unprovoked assault.   [PL 1997, c. 690, §34 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 690, §34 (AMD).


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