Oklahoma § 21-649.2 - Killing, disfiguring, disabling, and other acts

§ 21-649.2. Killing, disfiguring, disabling, and other acts

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.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 54, § 3, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws

1990, c. 75, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 221, eff.

July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 128, eff. July 1,

1999; Laws 2014, c. 222, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2025, c. 486,

§ 152, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 221 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.