§ 5-62-122. Permitting livestock to run at large
(a) A person commits the offense of permitting livestock to run at large if being the owner or person charged with the custody and care of livestock he or she knowingly permits the livestock to run at large. (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, permitting livestock to run at large […]
§ 5-62-124. Unlawful bear exploitation
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful bear exploitation if he or she knowingly: (1) Promotes, engages in, or is employed at a bear wrestling match; (2) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling; (3) Sells, purchases, possesses, or trains a bear for bear wrestling; or […]
§ 5-62-125. Unlawful dog attack
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful dog attack if: (1) The person owns a dog that the person knows or has reason to know has a propensity to attack, cause injury, or endanger the safety of other persons without provocation; (2) The person negligently allows the dog to attack another person; and (3) […]
§ 5-62-102. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Abandon” means to desert, surrender, forsake, or to give up absolutely; (2) “Animal” means any living vertebrate creature, except human beings and fish; (3) “Animal control officer” means an officer employed by or under contract with an agency of the state, county, municipality, or other governmental or political subdivision […]
§ 5-62-126. Acts of God — Emergency conditions
An owner of an animal or person in control of an animal is not guilty of either the offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103, or the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104, if the owner of the animal or the person in control of the animal was reasonably […]
§ 5-62-103. Offense of cruelty to animals
(a) A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals if he or she knowingly: (1) Subjects any animal to cruel mistreatment; (2) Kills or injures any animal owned by another person without legal privilege or consent of the owner; (3) Abandons an animal at a location without providing for the animal’s continued care; (4) […]
§ 5-62-127. Removal of an animal’s transmittal device
(a) A person commits removal of an animal’s transmittal device if he or she knowingly: (1) Removes a transmittal device from a dog used in hunting or a raptor used in falconry without permission of the owner; and (2) Removes the transmittal device with the purpose to prevent or hinder the owner from locating the […]
§ 5-62-104. Offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine — Definition
(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine if he or she knowingly tortures any dog, cat, or equine. (b) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine: (1) Shall be guilty of a […]
§ 5-62-201. Findings of the General Assembly
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The caring, rearing, feeding, breeding, and sale of animals and animal products and the use of animals in research, testing, and education represent vital segments of the economy of the state; (2) Producers and others involved in the production and sale of animals and animal products and the […]
§ 5-60-121. Sale of hand-held laser pointer to minor
(a) It is unlawful to sell a hand-held laser pointer to a person under eighteen (18) years of age. (b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).