Maine · Through October 1, 2025

17 M.R.S. §1022: Prevention of cruelty

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TITLE 17: CRIMES
CHAPTER 42: ANIMAL WELFARE
SUBCHAPTER 2: POSSESSION OF ANIMALS

The commissioner, a humane agent, a state veterinarian or any person authorized to make arrests may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon an animal in that person's presence.

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