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An Act To Humanely Treat Animals Trapped in Buildings
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  7 MRSA §3948, sub-§3-A  is enacted to read:
 
3-A.  Animal trapped in building.     An animal control officer or law enforcement officer who responds to a report of an animal trapped in a building shall attempt to capture and release the animal unharmed unless doing so would pose a threat to public health or safety.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires an animal control officer or law enforcement officer who responds to a report of an animal trapped in a building to attempt to capture and release the animal unharmed unless doing so would pose a threat to public health or safety.