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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-649.1: Striking, tormenting, and other mistreatment of a police

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dog or horse - Penalties - Restitution.

A. No person shall willfully strike, torment, administer a

nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to, or otherwise mistreat a

police dog or police horse owned, or the service of which is

employed, by a law enforcement agency of the state or a political

subdivision of the state.

B. No person shall willfully interfere with the lawful

performance of any police dog or police horse.

C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, any

person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section

shall be guilty of a Class B6 felony offense, punishable by the

imposition of a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),

or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or

by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the person shall

be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to the law

enforcement agency or political subdivision of the state which

employed the service of the police dog or horse.

D. Any person who knowingly and willfully and without lawful

cause or justification violates the provisions of this section,

during the commission of a misdemeanor or felony, shall be guilty of

a Class B5 felony offense, punishable by the imposition of a fine

not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment

in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding two

(2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the

person shall be ordered to pay restitution, which shall be paid to

the law enforcement agency or political subdivision of the state

which employed the service of the police dog or horse.

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