Maine Statutes
§ 17 §1022 — Prevention of cruelty
Maine § 17 §1022
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 17 §1022 (2026).
Text
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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Legislative History
PL 1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 779, §49 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 690, §65 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 237, §6 (AMD).
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 17 §1022, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/17%20%C2%A71022.