LD 1920
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anyone may kill the dog when it is found committing any
of those prohibited acts.

 
D. A person having evidence of a dog chasing, killing,
wounding or pursuing a moose, caribou, or deer or elk or any
other wild animal in closed season, or of a dog kept and
used for that purpose, or of a dog worrying, wounding or
killing a domestic animal, including another dog, or
livestock, poultry, fowl or fur-bearing animal legally in
captivity, when the dog is outside of the enclosure or
immediate care of the dog's owner or keeper, may present
that evidence to the District Court having jurisdiction.

 
(1) The court may issue a warrant against the owner of the
dog, ordering the owner to show cause why the dog
should not be killed.

 
(2) Upon hearing the evidence in the case, the court may
order the dog killed by a game warden.

 
(3) The costs of prosecution must be paid by the owner or
keeper of the dog.

 
E. Except as provided in paragraph F, the owner or keeper
of a dog commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of
not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged if:

 
(1) That owner's or keeper's bird dog, retrieving dog
or hound dog is found killing or wounding a moose,
caribou, deer or elk during a period in which it is
lawful to train dogs, as provided for in section 12051,
subsection 1, while the dog is at a licensed dog
training area or at a licensed trial for retrieving
dogs; or

 
(2) That owner or keeper has been notified under
paragraph C and that owner or keeper permits any dog
mentioned in the notice to leave the owner's or
keeper's immediate control.

 
E-1.__Except as provided in paragraphs F and G, the owner or
keeper of a dog is in violation of this paragraph if that
owner's or keeper's bird dog, retrieving dog or hound dog is
found killing or wounding a moose, deer or wild turkey
during a period in which it is lawful to train dogs, as
provided for in section 12051, subsection 1, while the dog
is at a licensed dog training area or at a licensed trial
for retrieving dogs.


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