Maine Statutes
§ 7 §3983 — Possession of animals unlawfully detained
Maine § 7 §3983
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 7 §3983 (2026).
Text
The commissioner, a humane agent, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer or person authorized to make arrests may take possession of any animals detained in violation of this chapter and may unload the animals and place them in properly equipped pens or other suitable enclosures for rest, water and feeding. The commissioner or any person taking possession pursuant to this section has a lien on the animals detained for expenses incurred for the care given.
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Legislative History
PL 1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 468, §25 (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 §3983, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/7%20%C2%A73983.