Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-42.4
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Owners of dangerous dogs, bite or attacks on public
Official statutory text
property - Penalty.
A. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog that previously has:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 4. Animals Page 20
1. When unprovoked inflicted bites on any person or severely
injured any person either on public or private property; or
2. When unprovoked created an imminent threat of injury or
death to any person,
to permit such dog to run at large or aggressively bite or attack
any person while such person is lawfully upon public or private
property. Upon conviction, the violator shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not
more than one (1) year, or by imposition of a fine not to exceed
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment. In addition, the owner shall be liable for damages as
provided in Section 42.1 of this title.
B. The owner of any dangerous dog as defined by Section 44 of
this title, or any dog that is described in subsection A of this
section, that attacks any person causing the death of such person
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by the
imposition of a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
($25,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. It is unlawful for any person to release any dog upon a law
enforcement officer while the officer is in the performance of
official duties. Upon conviction, the violator shall be guilty of a
Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for
in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, or by imposition of a fine not exceeding Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution pursuant
to subsection A or B of this section that the injury or death was
sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful
criminal act upon the premises of the owner of the dog or was
assaulting the owner of the dog.
A. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog that previously has:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 4. Animals Page 20
1. When unprovoked inflicted bites on any person or severely
injured any person either on public or private property; or
2. When unprovoked created an imminent threat of injury or
death to any person,
to permit such dog to run at large or aggressively bite or attack
any person while such person is lawfully upon public or private
property. Upon conviction, the violator shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not
more than one (1) year, or by imposition of a fine not to exceed
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment. In addition, the owner shall be liable for damages as
provided in Section 42.1 of this title.
B. The owner of any dangerous dog as defined by Section 44 of
this title, or any dog that is described in subsection A of this
section, that attacks any person causing the death of such person
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense
punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by the
imposition of a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
($25,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. It is unlawful for any person to release any dog upon a law
enforcement officer while the officer is in the performance of
official duties. Upon conviction, the violator shall be guilty of a
Class D1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for
in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, or by imposition of a fine not exceeding Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution pursuant
to subsection A or B of this section that the injury or death was
sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful
criminal act upon the premises of the owner of the dog or was
assaulting the owner of the dog.
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