{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1026","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §1026","heading":"Penalty for violation","body":"Any person found in violation of sections 1024 and 1025 is guilty of a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 17: CRIMES","CHAPTER 42: ANIMAL WELFARE","SUBCHAPTER 2: POSSESSION OF ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec1026.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"ad31d964ebd79954584ecec5e03c2cd8bd76d84b79023c8ce2f185b1e678768e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1025","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}