North Dakota § 25-13-06 Killing or injury of service animal - Penalty

North Dakota Statutes

§ 25-13-06 — Killing or injury of service animal - Penalty

North Dakota § 25-13-06

Title 25Mental and Physical Illness or Disability

Ch. 25-13Blind and Disabled Persons' Activities

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N.D. Cent. Code § 25-13-06 (2026).

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1.A person is guilty of a class C felony and is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars if that person willfully and unjustifiably kills, shoots, tortures, torments, beats, kicks, strikes, mutilates, disables, or otherwise injures a service animal.

2.A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and is subject to a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars if that person willfully:

a.Harasses, taunts, or provokes a service animal; or

b.Interferes with a service animal while the animal is working.

3.This section does not apply to a veterinarian who terminates the life of a service animal to relieve the animal of undue suffering and pain.

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1. A person is guilty of a class C felony and is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten
thousand dollars if that person willfully and unjustifiably kills, shoots, tortures,
torments, beats, kicks, strikes, mutilates, disables, or otherwise injures a service
animal.
2. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and is subject to a civil penalty of up to
five thousand dollars if that person willfully:
a. Harasses, taunts, or provokes a service animal; or
b. Interferes with a service animal while the animal is working.
3. This section does not apply to a veterinarian who terminates the life of a service
animal to relieve the animal of undue suffering and pain.