Indiana Statutes
§ 35-46-3-7 — Abandonment or neglect of vertebrate animals; defense
(a)A person who:
(1)has a vertebrate animal in the person's custody; and
(2)recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally abandons or neglects
the animal;
commits cruelty to an animal, a Class A misdemeanor. However,
except for a conviction under section 1 of this chapter, the offense is a
Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this
chapter.
(b)It is a defense to a prosecution for abandoning a vertebrate
animal under this section that the person who had the animal in the
person's custody reasonably believed that the vertebrate animal was
capable of surviving on its own.
(c)For purposes of this section, an animal that is feral is not in a
person's custody.
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.171-2007,
SEC.8; P.L.111-2009, SEC.12; P.L.158-2013, SEC.558.
Nearby Sections
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§ 35-31.5-1-1
Applicability§ 35-31.5-2-1
"Abandon"§ 35-31.5-2-1.5
"Abuse"§ 35-31.5-2-1.7
"Abusive head trauma"§ 35-31.5-2-10
"Advisory sentence"§ 35-31.5-2-10.5
"Affiant"§ 35-31.5-2-100
"Distribute"§ 35-31.5-2-101
"Distributor"§ 35-31.5-2-102
"Documentary material"§ 35-31.5-2-103
"Domestic animal"§ 35-31.5-2-104
"Drug"§ 35-31.5-2-105
"Drug abuser"§ 35-31.5-2-105.5
"Drug crime"§ 35-31.5-2-106
"Drug or alcohol screening test"§ 35-31.5-2-107
"Dwelling"