§1037-A. Affirmative defense
It is an affirmative defense to alleged violations of sections 1035, 1036 and 1037 that the animal is kept as part of an agricultural operation and in compliance with best management practices for animal husbandry as determined by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. [PL 2007, c. 702, §51 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 702, §51 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 3: CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
17 §1034. Application for search warrant
17 §1035. Necessary sustenance
17 §1036. Necessary medical attention
17 §1037. Proper shelter; protection from the weather and humanely clean conditions
17 §1037-A. Affirmative defense
17 §1038. Animals abandoned at animal care facilities
17 §1039. Cruel confinement of calves raised for veal and sows during gestation