Maine statute

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

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Subchapter 2: Possession of Animals, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 17 M.R.S. § 1022

Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.

17 M.R.S. § 1022Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

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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