LD 1600
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(2)__After the owner or keeper of the dog has received
written notice that the dog has committed any act
prohibited by paragraphs E and F, 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, 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.

 
F.__The owner or keeper of a dog commits a civil violation
for which a forfeiture of not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000, none of which may be suspended, may be adjudged if
that owner's or keeper's dog is found:


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