Maine Statutes
§ 7 §3951 — Killing for assault permitted
Maine § 7 §3951
JurisdictionMaine
Title 7AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 9ANIMAL WELFARE
Ch. 727DANGEROUS DOGS AND NUISANCE DOGS
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 7 §3951 (2026).
Text
Any person may lawfully kill a dog if necessary to protect that person, another person or a domesticated animal during the course of a sudden, unprovoked assault.
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Legislative History
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 690, §34 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 7 §3901
Animal Welfare Act§ 7 §3902
Purposes; comprehensive program§ 7 §3903
Membership§ 7 §3903-A
Animal Welfare Board; membership§ 7 §3904
Terms of office§ 7 §3905
Administration§ 7 §3906
Powers and duties of the board§ 7 §3906-A
Powers and duties of board§ 7 §3906-B
Powers and duties of commissioner§ 7 §3906-C
Animal Welfare Advisory Council§ 7 §3907
Definitions§ 7 §3908
Governmental function§ 7 §3909
Enforcement§ 7 §3910
Jurisdiction§ 7 §3910-A
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 7 §3951, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/7%20%C2%A73951.