{"data":{"id":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-3953","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"7 M.R.S. §3953","heading":"Stealing, injuring or killing dogs","body":"Except as provided in section 3951 and Title 12, section 12404, and unless the killing is justified to protect persons or property, a person who steals, confines or secretes, willfully or negligently injures or willfully or negligently kills a dog is liable in damages to the dog's owner in a civil action.","path":["TITLE 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS","PART 9: ANIMAL WELFARE","CHAPTER 727: DANGEROUS DOGS AND NUISANCE DOGS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec3953.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"1909f6029f46d1304f409a5fbc1d7de3ba76791ff9cd534e88787b83dfe84f26","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-3952-a","next":"us-me/7-m.r.s.-3954"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}