The Long Answers to Bangor Legal

1.How many dogs can a person legally own in a single family home in Bangor? Answer: 3

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep or harbor within the city more than three dogs over six months old on April 1 in or about any premises, house, barn or other building or in or about all buildings on any premises occupied by any one family, and the keeping or harboring of dogs as aforesaid is hereby declared to be a nuisance.

The payment of a license or licenses on dogs shall not be construed to allow the keeping of more than three dogs, as aforesaid, on any one premises.

This limitation shall not apply to any person, group of persons or corporation engaged in the commercial business of breeding, buying, selling or boarding of dogs or operating a veterinary hospital

2. Is it ever illegal to feed the birds in Bangor? Answer: Yes

No person shall dispense, feed, or otherwise make available to any species of wildlife, including birds, either on such person's property or on the property of another or of the City, any type or amount of food in a manner that:

Creates an unclean, unsafe, or unsanitary condition; results in the accumulation of droppings, feces, or feathers; attracts other wildlife; vermin, or pests; creates an unreasonable disturbance; constitutes a private or public nuisance; or otherwise deleteriously affects the quiet enjoyment by others of any private or public property.

3. Is it ever legal for a police officer to shoot your dog? Answer: Yes

If any dangerous, fierce or vicious dog cannot be safely taken up and impounded, such dog may be slain by any police officer or duly authorized animal control officer. In all cases where any dog which has bitten a person or caused an abrasion of the skin of any person is slain by any police officer, whether by order of the court or otherwise, and a period of less than 15 days has elapsed since the day on which such dog bit any person or caused an abrasion of the skin of any person, it shall be the duty of the police officer slaying such dog to forthwith deliver the carcass and brain to the Chief of Police, who shall forward the brain intact to the Director of Public Health and Wellness.

4. In Bangor you are only loitering if you are blocking a street or sidewalk? Answer: True

It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle, either alone or in consort with others, in a public place in such manner as to: Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building or hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians

5. Which of these descriptions is not the legal definition of loitering? Answer to play cards

Bangor Definition of Loitering: Remaining idle in essentially one location, and shall include the concept of spending time idly, to be dilatory, to linger, to stay, to saunter, to delay and to stand around and shall also include the colloquial expression "hanging around."

6. In the city of Bangor is it ever legal for anyone but a police officer to shoot a gun? Answer: Yes

The firing or discharge of firearms of any caliber shall be permitted for the protection of livestock or crops from predators or vermin.

7. In Bangor is it legal to shoot someone that is threatening your family? Yes

Exceptions. The preceding sections shall not apply to the firing or discharge of firearms at any military exercise or review nor to any military personnel or law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties or authorized training nor to any citizen in the lawful defense of his or her person, family or property nor to any person engaged in rifle, gun or handgun target practice at any licensed shooting range or gallery.

8. When it is legal to discharge a fire arm in Bangor how many feet must you be from a dwelling? Answer: 300

No firearm of any caliber shall be fired or discharged within 300 feet of any dwelling or public way.

9. In Bangor is it ever legal to sell ammunition to someone under 16? Answer Yes

No person shall sell to any child under the age of 16 years, without the written consent of a parent or guardian of such child, any cartridge of fixed ammunition or blank cartridge or any gun, pistol or other mechanical contrivance arranged for the explosion of such cartridge.

10. Is it legal for a person under the age of 17 to be out unsupervised in Bangor after 11pm? Answer No

Bangor ‘s curfew hours have been in  place since 1997 and state no one under the age of 17 shall be out beyond curfew with out a parent or guardian. Curfew hours are 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday until 6:00 a.m. of the following day and 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday.