711-1109.7 Pet animal or equine animal desertion. (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person in possession of any pet animal or equine animal to desert the pet animal or equine animal. (2) Any person who violates subsection (1) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 in addition to any other penalties. (3) Any person who violates subsection (1) and recklessly causes the death of or substantial bodily injury to the pet animal or equine animal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 in addition to any other penalties. (4) Each pet animal or equine animal that is deserted in violation of subsection (1) or suffers death or substantial bodily injury as a result of a violation of subsection (1) shall constitute a separate offense. (5) For the purposes of this section, "desert" means to leave without the intent to return. [L 2016, c 165, §2] Revision Note Subsections redesignated pursuant to §23G-15.
§711-1109.7 Pet animal or equine animal desertion. (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person in possession of any pet animal or equine animal to desert the pet animal or equine animal. (2) Any person who violates subsection (1) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and subject to a fine not […]
711-1105 Obstructing. §711-1105 Commentary:
§711-1105 Obstructing. (1) A person commits the offense of obstructing if, whether alone or with others and having no legal privilege to do so, the person knowingly or recklessly: (a) Obstructs any highway or public passage; or (b) Provides less than thirty-six inches of space for passage on any paved public sidewalk. (2) A person […]
711-1109.8 Sexual assault of an animal.
§711-1109.8 Sexual assault of an animal. (1) A person commits the offense of sexual assault of an animal if the person knowingly: (a) Subjects an animal to sexual contact; (b) Possesses, sells, transfers, purchases, or otherwise obtains an animal with the intent to subject the animal to sexual contact; (c) Organizes, promotes, conducts, or participates […]
711-1106 Harassment. §711-1106 Commentary:
§711-1106 Harassment. (1) A person commits the offense of harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any other person, that person: (a) Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise touches another person in an offensive manner or subjects the other person to offensive physical contact; (b) Insults, taunts, or challenges another person in a manner […]
711-1109.35 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree.
§711-1109.35 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree. (1) A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree if the person knowingly: (a) Wagers on a dogfight; (b) Attends or pays to attend a dogfight; or (c) Possesses any device intended to enhance the dog’s […]
711-1106.4 Aggravated harassment by stalking.
§711-1106.4 Aggravated harassment by stalking. (1) A person commits the offense of aggravated harassment by stalking if that person commits the offense of harassment by stalking as provided in section 711-1106.5 and has been convicted previously of harassment by stalking under section 711-1106.5 within five years of the instant offense. (2) Aggravated harassment by stalking […]
711-1109.37 Cruelty to animals by trapping.
§711-1109.37 Cruelty to animals by trapping. (1) A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals by trapping if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly uses, sets, or maintains: (a) A steel-jawed leg-hold trap; or (b) A snare, conibear trap, or foot- or leg-hold trap in an area zoned as residential or any other area […]
711-1106.5 Harassment by stalking.
§711-1106.5 Harassment by stalking. (1) A person commits the offense of harassment by stalking if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person, or in reckless disregard of the risk thereof, that person engages in a course of conduct involving pursuit, surveillance, or nonconsensual contact upon the other person on more than one occasion […]
711-1106.6 Harassment by impersonation.
§711-1106.6 Harassment by impersonation. (1) A person commits the offense of harassment by impersonation if that person poses as another person, without the express authorization of that person, and makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, a transmission of any personal information of the person to another by any oral statement, any […]
711-1107 Desecration. §711-1107 Commentary:
§711-1107 Desecration. (1) A person commits the offense of desecration if the person intentionally desecrates: (a) Any public monument or structure; (b) A place of worship or burial; or (c) In a public place the national flag or any other object of veneration by a substantial segment of the public. (2) “Desecrate” means defacing, damaging, […]