Beaver goes shopping for Xmas tree in Maryland!

This beaver doesn't give a 'dam' about your store's customer policy!

A curious Maryland beaver left its life in the wild to shop for Christmas decorations this week - perusing the shelves of its local dollar store in search of the perfect holiday item.

The unusual 'customer' was caught on camera Monday night causing property damage at a store in Charlotte Hall, which is about an hour south of Washington, DC.

According to the St Mary's County Sheriff Office, the beaver strolled right in through the front door and began tearing up a slew of discounted festive decor - but witnesses said the animal simply appeared to be in search of a Christmas tree.

Whether he found anything to his liking remains an unanswered question.

''As a law enforcement officer, you just never know what you're next call might be,'' the sheriff's office wrote on its Facebook page Wednesday.

Officers eventually ''apprehended'' the beaver and brought it to a wildlife rehabilitation centre unharmed, cops said.

The photos of the creature rummaging through the Christmas goods have since gone viral - sparking a slew of jokes on Facebook.

''He's going to be in trouble with the wife when he goes home without the Christmas tree,'' wrote one user.

''This would be a great advertisement for that tree company,'' another added. ''Our trees look so real even the beavers go after them.''