Maine Statutes
§ 17 §1043 — Emergency methods
Maine § 17 §1043
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 17 §1043 (2026).
Text
The following methods shall be used only in an emergency situation in which the safety of people or other animal life is threatened or in a situation in which the mandatory method of euthanasia of cats and dogs cannot be implemented expeditiously and will cause undue suffering. The following methods shall not be used as a substitute for the mandatory method.
1.Shooting.
The animal may be destroyed by shooting, provided that:
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Legislative History
PL 1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW).
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 17 §1043, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/17%20%C2%A71043.