North Dakota § 36-21.2-02 Animal abuse - Definition - Exemptions - Penalty

North Dakota Statutes

§ 36-21.2-02 — Animal abuse - Definition - Exemptions - Penalty

North Dakota § 36-21.2-02

Title 36Livestock

Ch. 36-21.2Treatment of Animals

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N.D. Cent. Code § 36-21.2-02 (2026).

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1.Any person that willfully engages in animal abuse is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first or a second offense and a class C felony for a third or subsequent offense occurring within ten years.

2.For purposes of this chapter, "animal abuse" means any act or omission that results in physical injury to an animal or that causes the death of an animal, but does not include any act that falls within the definition of animal cruelty, as set forth in section

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1. Any person that willfully engages in animal abuse is guilty of a class A misdemeanor
for a first or a second offense and a class C felony for a third or subsequent offense
occurring within ten years.
2. For purposes of this chapter, "animal abuse" means any act or omission that results in
physical injury to an animal or that causes the death of an animal, but does not include
any act that falls within the definition of animal cruelty, as set forth in section