C.__Order the owner or keeper to pay restitution to the victim, including but not limited to all medical costs and lost wages.

The owner or keeper who keeps a dog in violation of this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not to exceed less than $100, plus costs, nor more than $500 may be adjudged. An individual who fails to appear for a 3rd time on a civil violation may be arrested pursuant to a bench warrant.

Sec. 12. 7 MRSA §3952, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 690, §36, is further amended to read:

3. Complaint for dogs presenting immediate threat to public. After filing of complaint in District Court or Superior Court and before Before hearing and upon written notice to the owner or keeper, if the dog poses an immediate threat to the public, the dog is may be subject to muzzling, restraint or confinement to its premises upon order of the sheriff, local law enforcement officer or animal control officer who filed the complaint. Upon failure to comply, the officer to whom complaint was made may apply to District Court, Superior Court or a justice of the peace for an ex parte order for authorization to take possession of the dog that poses an immediate threat to the public and turn the dog over to the applicant or other suitable person.

Sec. 13. 7 MRSA §3961, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 383, §3, is amended to read:

§3961. Reimbursement for damage done by animals

When a dog does damage to a person or his property an animal damages a person or that person's property, the owner or keeper of the dog that animal is liable in a civil action to the person injured for the amount of damage done, provided that if the damage was not occasioned through the fault of the person injured.

Sec. 14. 7 MRSA §3962-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 351, §2, is amended to read:

§3962-A. Penalty for damage to livestock or pets by animals

1. Violation. Except as provided in subsection 3, the owner or keeper of a dog an animal that kills or injures