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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 23: HIGHWAYS
Chapter 607: REAL ESTATE
23 §6023. Injuring fences; turning animals into railroad enclosure

Universal Citation:
23 ME Rev Stat § 6023 (2011 through 125th Legis)
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Part 7: RAILROADS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §4 (NEW)

§6023. Injuring fences; turning animals into railroad enclosure

1. Injuring fence. A person may not take down or intentionally injure a fence erected to protect the line of a railroad.

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. L, §11 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

2. Turning animals into railroad enclosure. A person may not turn a horse, cattle or other animal upon or within the enclosure of a railroad.

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. L, §11 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

3. Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. L, §11 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW). 1991, c. 797, §7 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §L11 (RPR). 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).

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