Oklahoma § 21-1716 Theft of domestic animals or implements of husbandry.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 21-1716 — Theft of domestic animals or implements of husbandry.

Oklahoma § 21-1716

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1716 (2026).

Text

A.Any person in this state who shall steal any horse, jackass, jennet, mule, cow, hog or implement of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of animals and machinery that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each head of cattle stolen may constitute a separate offense and may be punishable as a separate violation.

B.Any person in this state who shall steal any dog, sheep or goat shall, upon conviction, be

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A. Any person in this state who shall steal any horse, jackass, jennet, mule, cow, hog or implement of husbandry as defined in Section 1-125 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of animals and machinery that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each head of cattle stolen may constitute a separate offense and may be punishable as a separate violation. B. Any person in this state who shall steal any dog, sheep or goat shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of this title, or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of the animals that were stolen but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. C. The word "horse" as used in this section includes all animals of the equine species, and the word "cow" includes all animals of the bovine species. D. Persons convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be registered by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in the Livestock Offender Registry created in Section 2-16.1 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes. E. The county in which the offender is convicted shall submit a certified copy of the judgment and sentence confirming the conviction for entry in the Livestock Offender Registry to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or, if designated by the Department, to a statewide livestock organization. In lieu of sending a paper copy of the judgment and sentence required by this subsection, the county may transmit the conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 2667. Amended by Laws 1910-11, c. 92, p. 202, § 1; Laws 1939, p. 13, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 394, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 286, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 324, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2016, c. 89, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2021, c. 141, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 32, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 251, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 394 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.