Whoever wrongfully removes the collar from or steals a dog licensed and collared as aforesaid shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Whoever distributes or exposes a poisonous substance with intent that the same shall be eaten by any dog shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to the dog's owner for its value.
Source. 1959, 1:1. 1969, 274:1. 1977, 588:6, eff. Sept. 16, 1977.
Whoever wrongfully kills or maims, entices or carries away a licensed dog shall be liable to its owner for its value in a civil proceeding.
Source. 1959, 1:1, eff. April 6, 1959.
The assessors shall annually make a list of all dogs owned or kept in their respective city or town on April 1, with the owners' or keepers' names, and return the same to the city or town clerk on or before May 1. An owner or keeper of a dog who refuses to answer or answers falsely to the assessors relative to the ownership thereof shall be fined not less than $ 10 for the use of the town.
Source. 1891, 60:10. PL 150:17. RL 180:17.
