§ 4041 Animal trespass
§ 4042 Stray livestock
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 7 > Part 9 > Chapter 741 - Animal Trespass

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
  • Another state: means each of the several states except Maine, and includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Bureau: means the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's duly authorized agent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
  • Conditional release: means supervised release of a registrant or an offender from institutional confinement for placement on probation, parole, supervised release for sex offenders, supervised community confinement, home release monitoring or release under Title 15, section 104?A or Title 17?A, chapter 67, subchapter 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discharge: means unconditional release and discharge of a registrant from institutional confinement upon the expiration of a sentence or upon discharge under Title 15, section 104?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Domicile: means the place where a person has that person's established, fixed, permanent or ordinary dwelling place or legal residence to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Humane agent: means an employee of the department who assists in enforcing this Part. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
  • in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Jurisdiction: means the Federal Government, including the military, this State, another state or a tribe. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Keeper: means a person in possession or control of a dog or other animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
  • Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction: means the chief of police in the municipality where a registrant or an offender expects to be or is domiciled. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Law enforcement officer: means any person who, by virtue of the person's public employment, is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, enforce any law of this State establishing a civil violation, prosecute offenders or make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. 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
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is required to be registered pursuant to Title 29?A, section 351. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Municipality: means an organized city, town or plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
  • Offender: means a person to whom this chapter applies pursuant to section 11272. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Owner: means a person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or other animal. 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Registrant: means a Tier I registrant, Tier II registrant or Tier III registrant. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Residence: means that place or those places, other than a domicile, in which a person may spend time living, residing or dwelling. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Stray: means off the owner's premises and not under the control of a person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tier I offense: means a conviction for a Class E or Class D crime under the following or for an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit a Class E, Class D or Class C crime under the following if the victim was less than 18 years of age at the time of the criminal conduct unless otherwise specified:
    • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Tier I registrant: means a person who is an adult convicted and sentenced or a juvenile convicted and sentenced as an adult for a Tier I offense. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Tier II offense: means a conviction for a Class C crime under the following, or for an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit a Class B crime under the following, if the victim was less than 18 years of age at the time of the criminal conduct unless otherwise specified:
    • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Tier II registrant: means a person who is an adult convicted and sentenced or a juvenile convicted and sentenced as an adult for a Tier II offense. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Tier III offense: means a conviction for a Class B or Class A crime under the following or for an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit a Class A crime under the following:
    • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Tier III registrant: means a person who is an adult convicted and sentenced or a juvenile convicted and sentenced as an adult for a Tier III offense or as provided for under section 11285, subsection 7. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
  • Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Unorganized territory: means all areas located within the jurisdiction of the State, except areas located within organized cities and towns, and Indian reservations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 3907