Maine § 7 §4012 Cruelty to birds

Maine Statutes

§ 7 §4012 — Cruelty to birds

Maine § 7 §4012

Title 7AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 9ANIMAL WELFARE

Ch. 739CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 7 §4012 (2026).

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1.Cruelty to birds. A person is guilty of cruelty to birds if that person:

2.Construction. This section may not be construed to prohibit the shooting of wild game in its wild state or the shooting of birds at field trials under the supervision of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in accordance with Title 12, chapter 915, subchapter 13.

3.Affirmative defense. It is an affirmative defense to this section that the conduct involved the use of live animals in the training of other animals in accordance with the laws of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Title 12, Part 13.

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1.
Cruelty to birds.
A person is guilty of cruelty to birds if that person:
2.
Construction.
This section may not be construed to prohibit the shooting of wild game in its wild state or the shooting of birds at field trials under the supervision of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in accordance with Title 12, chapter 915, subchapter 13.
3.
Affirmative defense.
It is an affirmative defense to this section that the conduct involved the use of live animals in the training of other animals in accordance with the laws of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Title 12, Part 13.