§ 36-21.2-03 — Animal cruelty - Definition - Exemptions - Penalty

North Dakota § 36-21.2-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 36: Livestock
• Ch. 36-21.2: Treatment of Animals

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3. The following do not constitute violations of this section:

a. Any usual and customary practice in:
(1) The production of food, feed, fiber, or ornament, including all aspects of the
livestock industry;
(2) The boarding, breeding, competition, exhibition, feeding, raising, showing,
and training of animals;
(3) The sport of rodeo;
(4) Animal racing;
(5) The use of animals by exhibitors licensed under the Animal Welfare Act,
7 U.S.C. 2131, et seq.;
(6) Fishing, hunting, and trapping;
(7) Wildlife management;
(8) The culinary arts;
(9) Lawful research and educational activities; and
(10) Pest, vermin, predator, and animal damage control, including the disposition
of wild animals that have entered structures or personal property;
b. Any action taken by an individual against an animal that is attacking or is about to
attack a human, a companion animal, or livestock;
c. The humane or swift destruction of an animal for cause; and
d. Services provided by or under the direction of a licensed veterinarian.
36-21.2-03. Animal cruelty - Definition - Exemptions - Penalty.
1. Any person that intentionally engages in animal cruelty is guilty of a class C felony.
2. For purposes of this chapter, "animal cruelty" means:
a. Breaking an animal's bones;
b. Causing the prolonged impairment of an animal's health;
c. Mutilating an animal; or
d. Physically torturing an animal.
3. The following do not constitute violations of this section:
a. Any usual and customary practice in:
(1) The production of food, feed, fiber, or ornament, including all aspects of the
livestock industry;
(2) The boarding, breeding, competition, exhibition, feeding, raising, showing,
and training of animals;
(3) The sport of rodeo;
(4) Animal racing;
(5) The use of animals by exhibitors licensed under the Animal Welfare Act,
7 U.S.C. 2131, et seq.;
(6) Fishing, hunting, and trapping;
(7) Wildlife management;
(8) The culinary arts;
(9) Lawful research and educational activities; and
(10) Pest, vermin, predator, and animal damage control, including the disposition
of wild animals that have entered structures or personal property;
b. Any action taken by an individual against an animal that is attacking or is about to
attack a human, a companion animal, or livestock;
c. The humane or swift destruction of an animal for cause; and
d. Services provided by or under the direction of a licensed veterinarian.