{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-111","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-62-111","heading":"Prevention of cruelty","body":"(a) A person may lawfully interfere to prevent the imminent or ongoing perpetration of any offense of cruelty to animals, § 5-62-103 , or aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or equine, § 5-62-104 , upon any animal in his or her presence.\n\n(b) Upon a conviction, a person who knowingly interferes with or obstructs a person acting under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 62","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"a79bae8d7a23a91d96736423c86e7bc645ee73d214b9e72e9614b5930e3bf213","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-109","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-62-112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}