Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1680.2
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Prohibited acts with regard to certain animal
Official statutory text
facilities - Penalties - Exempted acts.
A. No person shall, without the effective consent of the owner
and with intent to damage the enterprise conducted at the animal
facility:
1. Damage, destroy or remove an animal facility or any property
or animal in or on an animal facility;
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2. Acquire or otherwise exercise control over an animal
facility, an animal or other property from an animal facility, with
the intent to deprive the owner of such facility, animal or
property;
3. Enter an animal facility, not open to the public, with
intent to commit an act prohibited by this section;
4. Enter an animal facility and commit or attempt to commit an
act prohibited by this section;
5. Remain concealed in an animal facility, with intent to
commit or attempt to commit an act prohibited by this section;
6. Enter or remain on an animal facility when the person has
notice that entry is forbidden by any of the following:
a. written or oral communication with the owner or a
person with apparent authority to act for the owner,
b. fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to
exclude intruders or contain animals, or
c. a sign or signs posted on the property or at the
entrance to the building, indicating that unauthorized
entry is forbidden; and
7. Release any animal or animals, with intent to deprive the
owner of such animal or animal facility.
B. A violation of any of the provisions in paragraphs 1 through
7 of subsection A of this section shall be a misdemeanor, upon
conviction, punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00), with full restitution to be paid for any damage to the
property, for replacement of any animals released, and for out-of-
pocket expenses incurred as a result of any violation, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1)
year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to lawful
activities of any governmental agency or employees or agents thereof
carrying out their respective duties under the law or be construed
to conflict with any provision of Section 391 et seq. of Title 4 of
the Oklahoma Statutes.
A. No person shall, without the effective consent of the owner
and with intent to damage the enterprise conducted at the animal
facility:
1. Damage, destroy or remove an animal facility or any property
or animal in or on an animal facility;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 767
2. Acquire or otherwise exercise control over an animal
facility, an animal or other property from an animal facility, with
the intent to deprive the owner of such facility, animal or
property;
3. Enter an animal facility, not open to the public, with
intent to commit an act prohibited by this section;
4. Enter an animal facility and commit or attempt to commit an
act prohibited by this section;
5. Remain concealed in an animal facility, with intent to
commit or attempt to commit an act prohibited by this section;
6. Enter or remain on an animal facility when the person has
notice that entry is forbidden by any of the following:
a. written or oral communication with the owner or a
person with apparent authority to act for the owner,
b. fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to
exclude intruders or contain animals, or
c. a sign or signs posted on the property or at the
entrance to the building, indicating that unauthorized
entry is forbidden; and
7. Release any animal or animals, with intent to deprive the
owner of such animal or animal facility.
B. A violation of any of the provisions in paragraphs 1 through
7 of subsection A of this section shall be a misdemeanor, upon
conviction, punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00), with full restitution to be paid for any damage to the
property, for replacement of any animals released, and for out-of-
pocket expenses incurred as a result of any violation, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1)
year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to lawful
activities of any governmental agency or employees or agents thereof
carrying out their respective duties under the law or be construed
to conflict with any provision of Section 391 et seq. of Title 4 of
the Oklahoma Statutes.
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