Euthanizing Unrestrained Dogs or Dogs in Wild State

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  6. Euthanizing Unrestrained Dogs or Dogs in Wild State

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Section 158. A police officer, constable or animal control officer may capture, detain or, in the case of a threat to public safety, euthanize a dog in a humane manner if found to be in violation of an order of a hearing authority or a district court and may euthanize a dog, in a humane manner, if it is living in a wild state.


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