Idaho Statutes

§ 18-5812 — BATTERY TO ASSISTANCE ANIMALS, SERVICE DOGS, AND DOGS-IN-TRAINING — PENALTIES

Idaho § 18-5812
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 18CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Ch. 58PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

This text of Idaho § 18-5812 (BATTERY TO ASSISTANCE ANIMALS, SERVICE DOGS, AND DOGS-IN-TRAINING — PENALTIES) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Idaho primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Idaho Code § 18-5812 (2026).

Text

(1)Any person who:
(a)Permits any animal that is owned, harbored, or controlled by him to cause injury to or the death of any assistance animal, service dog, or dog-in-training is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)Intentionally causes injury to or the death of any assistance animal, service dog, or dog-in-training is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both.
(2)In addition to any other criminal or civil penalties provided for violation of this section, any person convicted under this section, regardless of the form of judgment, shall be ordered to make full restitution to the owner or custodian of such dog for all veterinary bills, replacement, and other costs result

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Legislative History

[18-5812, added 1997, ch. 267, sec. 5, p. 765; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 3, p. 645.]

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