§ 18-9-206 — Unauthorized release of an animal - penalty - restitution

(1) Any
person who intentionally releases any animal which is lawfully confined for
scientific, research, commercial, legal sporting, or educational purposes or for
public safety purposes because the animal has been determined to be dangerous to
people, has an infectious disease, or is quarantined to determine whether or not it
has an infectious disease without the consent of the owner or custodian of such
animal commits the offense of unauthorized release of an animal.

(2) Unauthorized release of an animal is a class 2 misdemeanor.

(3) Any person who is convicted of unauthorized release of an animal shall
be ordered to pay restitution for any damages resulting from such release,
including the cost of restoring any animal to confinement, the cost of restoring the
health of any animal which is released, the cost of any damage to real or personal
property which is caused by a released animal, or any cost which results if the
release causes the failure of an experiment, including the costs of repeating the
experiment, replacement of any animal released, and the cost of labor and
materials associated with such experiment.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 319, � 1, effective July 1.