Alabama § 3-1-11.1 - Killing or Disabling Livestock; Penalty.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 3-1-11.1 — Killing or Disabling Livestock; Penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-1-11.1. Killing or Disabling Livestock; Penalty.
(a) Any person, who unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously kills, disables, disfigures, destroys, or injures the livestock of another while the livestock is on the premises of the owner of the livestock or on the premises of a person having charge thereof shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(b) In addition to being guilty of a Class C felony, any person who unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously kills, disables, disfigures, destroys, or injures the livestock of another while the livestock is on the premises of the owner of the livestock, or on the premises of a person having charge thereof, shall be liable for damages sustained by the killing, disabling, disfiguring, or destroying of the livestock in an amount equal to double the value thereof.
(c) For purposes of this section, livestock is defined as equine or equidae, cows, swine, goats, and sheep.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-1-11.1 ("Killing or Disabling Livestock; Penalty.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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