Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3919-C – Animal held pending court decision
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When an animal shelter holds an animal at the request or with the approval of the person who seized the animal pending an investigation or disposition by the court of an alleged violation of chapter 739 or Title 17, chapter 42, the shelter is entitled to receive from the person who seized the animal monetary compensation in accordance with this section for the period for which food and shelter are furnished to the animal. For the purposes of this section, “person who seized the animal” includes a humane agent, law enforcement or an animal control officer permitted by law to obtain a search warrant or to seize animals ex parte. [PL 2015, c. 223, §6 (AMD).]
1. Compensation for dogs and cats. Compensation for a dog or cat is $15 a day. Compensation for a female cat or dog with a litter that has not been weaned is $18 a day.
[PL 2021, c. 696, §3 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3919-C
- Animal: means every living, sentient creature not a human being. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Animal control: means control of dogs, cats, and domesticated or undomesticated animals in accordance with section 3948. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Cat: means a member of the genus and species known as Felis catus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Dog: means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris, except that in chapters 720, 721, 725, 727, 729 and 739 "dog" means a member of the genus and species known as canis familiaris or any canine, regardless of generation, resulting from the interbreeding of a member of canis familiaris with a wolf hybrid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Humane agent: means an employee of the department who assists in enforcing this Part. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Livestock: means cattle; equines; sheep; goats; swine; domesticated cervids, fowl and rabbits; members of the family Camelidae, genus lama and genus vicugna; bison; and ratites. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
2. Equines. Compensation for an equine is $20 a day.
[PL 2021, c. 696, §4 (AMD).]
3. Livestock. Except for equines, fowl and rabbits, compensation for a livestock animal is between $5 and $20 a day as determined by the department based on the size of the animal.
[PL 2021, c. 696, §5 (AMD).]
4. Other animals. Compensation for a rabbit is $2 a day. Compensation for a bird, including poultry, is $1 a day. Compensation for other animals is as determined by the department.
[PL 2007, c. 439, §11 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 405, §9 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 439, §11 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 223, §6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 696, §§3-5 (AMD).