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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17: CRIMES
Chapter 43: CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS- 17 §1051. Authority; definitions (REPEALED)
- 17 §1051-A. Animal Welfare Board (REPEALED)
- 17 §1051-B. Executive director; other employees (REPEALED)
- 17 §1051-C. Rules (REPEALED)
- 17 §1052. Exhibition of bears; menageries excepted (REPEALED)
- 17 §1053. Care of sheep abandoned on islands; lien (REPEALED)
- 17 §1054. Docking horses' tails; disposal of fines (REPEALED)
- 17 §1055. Vivisection prohibited in public and private schools (REPEALED)
- 17 §1056. Sale of diseased horses (REPEALED)
- 17 §1057. Motion pictures not to involve deliberate cruelty to animals (REPEALED)
- 17 §1058. Coloring or dyeing live animals or birds (REPEALED)
- 17 §1091. Acts of cruelty (REPEALED)
- 17 §1092. Malicious killing or injury to domestic animals or fowl; stealing (REPEALED)
- 17 §1093. Shooting of pigeons and other birds; wild game expected (REPEALED)
- 17 §1094. Poisons not to be deposited for killing animals (REPEALED)
- 17 §1131. Premeditated animal fights (REPEALED)
- 17 §1132. Complaint, warrant and proceedings to prevent and punish (REPEALED)
- 17 §1133. Keeping places for fighting or baiting (REPEALED)
- 17 §1134. Owning or training to fight (REPEALED)
- 17 §1135. Entry of buildings where unlawful training; dwelling protected (REPEALED)
- 17 §1171. Preference and continuous passage to animals on railroads (REPEALED)
- 17 §1172. Care of animals brought into State or in transit (REPEALED)
- 17 §1173. Time of confinement extended on request; sheep (REPEALED)
- 17 §1174. Applicability of provisions (REPEALED)
- 17 §1175. Railroad has lien for penalties, care and protection (REPEALED)
- 17 §1176. Officers may take possession of animals unlawfully detained; lien (REPEALED)
- 17 §1177. Enforcement of lien (REPEALED)
- 17 §1211. Destruction of certain animals (REPEALED)
- 17 §1212. Prevention of cruelty (REPEALED)
- 17 §1213. Prosecutions; payment for services (REPEALED)
- 17 §1213-A. Impeding the performance of an officer (REPEALED)
- 17 §1214. Appointment of state humane agents (REPEALED)
- 17 §1215. Handling of animals seized or held by humane agents, animal control officers, animal shelters, pounds, animal care centers, humane societies or veterinarians (REPEALED)
- 17 §1215-A. Penalty for violation (REPEALED)
- 17 §1216. Advisory board (REPEALED)
- 17 §1226. Acceptable methods of euthanasia of dogs and cats by authorized agencies and licensed veterinarians (REPEALED)
- 17 §1227. Preferred method (REPEALED)
- 17 §1228. Conditional methods (REPEALED)
- 17 §1229. Tranquilizing cats and dogs (REPEALED)
- 17 §1230. Inspection (REPEALED)
- 17 §1231. Penalty for violation (REPEALED)
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