{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-8-217","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-8-217","heading":"Aggravated animal cruelty.","body":"A person commits the offense of aggravated animal cruelty if the person purposely or knowingly:\n(1) kills or inflicts cruelty to an animal with the purpose of terrifying, torturing, or mutilating the animal; or\n(2) inflicts cruelty to animals on a collection, kennel, or herd of 10 or more animals.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER","Part 2. Offensive, Indecent, and Inhumane Conduct"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0170/0450-0080-0020-0170.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:34Z","sha256":"6c6c86bbacb43ace21d56e475b965f132d56dfe1b24b55910a824dca4013d781","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-8-216","next":"us-mt/45-8-218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}