GroundRules
45-8-217: Aggravated animal cruelty.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 45. CRIMES
- CHAPTER 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
- Part 2. Offensive, Indecent, and Inhumane Conduct
A person commits the offense of aggravated animal cruelty if the person purposely or knowingly:
(1) kills or inflicts cruelty to an animal with the purpose of terrifying, torturing, or mutilating the animal; or
(2) inflicts cruelty to animals on a collection, kennel, or herd of 10 or more animals.
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