Arkansas § 5-62-111 Prevention of cruelty

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-62-111 — Prevention of cruelty

Arkansas § 5-62-111

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-62-111 (2026).

Text

(a)A person may lawfully interfere to prevent the imminent or ongoing perpetration of any offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103 , or aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104 , upon any animal in his or her presence.

(b)Upon a conviction, a person who knowingly interferes with or obstructs a person acting under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

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(a) A person may lawfully interfere to prevent the imminent or ongoing perpetration of any offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103 , or aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104 , upon any animal in his or her presence. (b) Upon a conviction, a person who knowingly interferes with or obstructs a person acting under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2017, No. 389,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1879, No. 47, § 10, p. 54; C. & M. Dig., § 2619; Pope's Dig., § 3306; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2957; Acts 2009, No. 33, § 4.