Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-649.2
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Killing, disfiguring, disabling, and other acts
Official statutory text
committed against a police dog or horse - Penalties - Restitution -
Exceptions.
A. No person shall willfully kill; beat; torture; injure so as
to disfigure or disable; administer poison to; set a booby trap
device for the purpose of injury so as to disfigure, disable or
kill; or pay or agree to pay bounty for purposes of injury so as to
disfigure, disable or kill any police dog or police horse owned, or
the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency of the
state or a political subdivision of the state.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, any
person convicted of violating the provisions of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by the imposition of a fine not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in
the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. In addition, the person shall be ordered to pay
restitution, which shall be paid to the law enforcement agency or
political subdivision of the state which employed the service of the
police dog or horse.
C. Any person who knowingly and willfully and without lawful
cause or justification violates the provisions of this section,
during the commission of a misdemeanor or felony, shall be guilty of
a Class B5 felony offense, punishable by the imposition of a fine
not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment
in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding five
(5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the
person shall be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to
the law enforcement agency or political subdivision of the state
which employed the service of the police dog or horse.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply:
1. To a peace officer or veterinarian who terminates the life
of a police dog or a police horse for the purpose of relieving the
dog or horse of undue pain or suffering; or
2. If a police dog is off duty and is running loose without
supervision of a police officer and gets run over by a motor vehicle
or is perceived to be a threat to the public.
Exceptions.
A. No person shall willfully kill; beat; torture; injure so as
to disfigure or disable; administer poison to; set a booby trap
device for the purpose of injury so as to disfigure, disable or
kill; or pay or agree to pay bounty for purposes of injury so as to
disfigure, disable or kill any police dog or police horse owned, or
the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency of the
state or a political subdivision of the state.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, any
person convicted of violating the provisions of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by the imposition of a fine not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in
the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. In addition, the person shall be ordered to pay
restitution, which shall be paid to the law enforcement agency or
political subdivision of the state which employed the service of the
police dog or horse.
C. Any person who knowingly and willfully and without lawful
cause or justification violates the provisions of this section,
during the commission of a misdemeanor or felony, shall be guilty of
a Class B5 felony offense, punishable by the imposition of a fine
not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment
in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding five
(5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the
person shall be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to
the law enforcement agency or political subdivision of the state
which employed the service of the police dog or horse.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply:
1. To a peace officer or veterinarian who terminates the life
of a police dog or a police horse for the purpose of relieving the
dog or horse of undue pain or suffering; or
2. If a police dog is off duty and is running loose without
supervision of a police officer and gets run over by a motor vehicle
or is perceived to be a threat to the public.
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