7 §3951. Killing for assault permitted

Title 7: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Part 9: ANIMAL WELFARE HEADING: PL 1987, C. 383, §3 (NEW)

Chapter 727: DANGEROUS DOGS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 383, §3 (NEW)

§3951. Killing for assault permitted

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. [1997, c. 690, §34 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

1987, c. 383, §3 (NEW). 1997, c. 690, §34 (AMD).