Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1025 – Handling of animals seized or held
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1. Handling of animals. No humane agent, animal control officer, animal shelter, pound, animal care center, humane society or veterinarian and anyone acting under their authority and having possession of any animal by reason of his office may:
A. Provide or supply dealers, commercial kennels or laboratories with the animal; or [PL 1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW).]
B. Give, release, sell, trade, loan, transfer or otherwise provide any live animal to any individual, firm, association, corporation, educational institution, laboratory, medical facility or anyone else for purposes of experimentation or vivisection. [PL 1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1025
- Animal: means every living, sentient creature not a human being. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011
- Animal shelter: means a facility that houses animals and operates for the purpose of providing stray, abandoned, abused or owner-surrendered animals with sanctuary or finding the animals temporary or permanent adoptive homes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Humane agent: means an employee of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry who assists in enforcing this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011
- Humane society: means a nonprofit group or organization incorporated for the purpose of providing physical service directly to abused and abandoned animals, improving the conditions of animals, providing education concerning animals or fund-raising to promote animal welfare. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17 Sec. 1011
- 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 17 Sec. 1011
2. Livestock. Livestock to be sold at public auction is exempt from this section.
[PL 1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 383, §4 (NEW).