Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 649.1
Mistreating or Interfering with Police Dog or Horse - Penalty
Effective Jan 1, 2026Laws 1986, HB 1710, c. 54, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 1660, c. 75, § 2, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 220 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2 , §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 127, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2014, SB 72, c. 222, § 1, eff. November 1, 2014 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 151, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
- A. No person shall willfully strike, torment, administer a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to, or otherwise mistreat a 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. No person shall willfully interfere with the lawful performance of any police dog or police horse.
- C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense, punishable by the imposition of a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), 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.
- D. 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 two (2) 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.
Laws 1986, HB 1710, c. 54, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 1660, c. 75, § 2, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 220 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2 , §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 127, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2014, SB 72, c. 222, § 1, eff. November 1, 2014 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 151, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).