{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-644-8-d","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 644:8-d","heading":"Maiming or Causing the Death of or Willful Interference With Police Dogs or Horses.","body":"I. Whoever willfully tortures, beats, kicks, strikes, mutilates, injures, disables, or otherwise mistreats, or whoever willfully causes the death of a dog or horse owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency and whoever knows that such dog or horse is owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency shall be guilty of a class B felony.\nII. Whoever willfully interferes or attempts to interfere with the lawful performance of a dog or horse owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency and whoever knows that such dog or horse is owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Title LXII: CRIMINAL CODE","Chapter 644: BREACHES OF THE PEACE AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXII/644/644-8-d.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:30:52Z","sha256":"f4f345046d67fac36324ff7a981c76c5cc322673a8bf80f37ea0c5319fb84eea","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-644-8-c","next":"us-nh/rsa-644-8-e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}