{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-8-227","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-8-227","heading":"Harassment or harm of service animal.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of harassment or harm of a service animal if the person:\n(a) continues behavior that interferes with the use of a service animal by obstructing, intimidating, or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of the service animal or the service animal's handler after the person has received notice on the behavior;\n(b) negligently causes the harm, disability, or death of a service animal; or\n(c) is the owner of a dog or other animal and negligently allows the dog or other animal to interfere with the use of a service animal by obstructing, intimidating, or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of or causing harm to a service animal or the service animal's handler.\n(2) A person convicted of the offense of harassment or harm of a service animal is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined no more than $1,000.","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_0270/0450-0080-0020-0270.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:34Z","sha256":"1ef1878ab6937445aa18576c7f6bc15de9d641107c2663293ed7736b8170fd7e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-8-226","next":"us-mt/45-8-228"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}