{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-8-228","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-8-228","heading":"Unauthorized control of service animal.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of unauthorized control of a service animal if the person purposely or knowingly obtains or exerts unauthorized control over a service animal with the intent to deprive the service animal's handler of the service animal.\n(2) A person convicted of the offense of unauthorized control of a service animal is guilty of misdemeanor theft and shall be punished as provided in 45-6-301.","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_0280/0450-0080-0020-0280.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:34Z","sha256":"ed3cae6ee1a8c56d2cc861802011597ad3ebd58a2d729af2de20ea3d8412421f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-8-227","next":"us-mt/45-8-229"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}