Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1716

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Theft of domestic animals or implements of husbandry

Official statutory text

A. Any person in this state who shall steal any horse, jackass,

jennet, mule, cow, hog or implement of husbandry as defined in

Section 1-125 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 786

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a

term of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years,

or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of

animals and machinery that were stolen but not more than Five

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment. Each head of cattle stolen may constitute a separate

offense and may be punishable as a separate violation.

B. Any person in this state who shall steal any dog, sheep or

goat shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense

punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through

F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine in an amount that is

equal to three times the value of the animals that were stolen but

not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

C. The word "horse" as used in this section includes all

animals of the equine species, and the word "cow" includes all

animals of the bovine species.

D. Persons convicted of violating the provisions of subsection

A of this section shall be registered by the Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in the Livestock Offender Registry

created in Section 2-16.1 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. The county in which the offender is convicted shall submit a

certified copy of the judgment and sentence confirming the

conviction for entry in the Livestock Offender Registry to the

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or, if

designated by the Department, to a statewide livestock organization.

In lieu of sending a paper copy of the judgment and sentence

required by this subsection, the county may transmit the conviction

information by using an electronic method authorized by the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

R.L. 1910, § 2667. Amended by Laws 1910-11, c. 92, p. 202, § 1;

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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