Here is the irony about that. In many states it is illegal to trap a nuisance racoon and release it. Instead you are supposed trap it yourself or have someone licensed to remove nuisance animals do so. And then he takes it away to have it euthanized. If you do it I think you call one of these licensed outfits and the end result is the same. Dead racoon.
We had a zombie racoon in our suburban front yard. Just was wandering around in a 2’x 2’ area in the corner for several hours. After internet searches, and calls to exterminators (either all busy, or $150), and even my wife calling the police(!) - quiet suburbs, they were there in a few minutes!
The cop said “If it weren’t for your neighbors I would just shoot it.” So I asked him - “If I just kill it with a hammer - will that be okay? Even though the law says that I can’t?”
“Well, I can’t say anything about that. But I’m leaving, it’s dark, and nobody is around.”
I apologized for my wife calling and bothering him. He said he used to work in a big city with lots of crime. He didn’t mind at all getting called out about a raccoon!