{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1680.2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1680.2","heading":"Prohibited acts with regard to certain animal","body":"facilities - Penalties - Exempted acts.\n\nA. No person shall, without the effective consent of the owner\n\nand with intent to damage the enterprise conducted at the animal\n\nfacility:\n\n1. Damage, destroy or remove an animal facility or any property\n\nor animal in or on an animal facility;\n\n2. Acquire or otherwise exercise control over an animal\n\nfacility, an animal or other property from an animal facility, with\n\nthe intent to deprive the owner of such facility, animal or\n\nproperty;\n\n3. Enter an animal facility, not open to the public, with\n\nintent to commit an act prohibited by this section;\n\n4. Enter an animal facility and commit or attempt to commit an\n\nact prohibited by this section;\n\n5. Remain concealed in an animal facility, with intent to\n\ncommit or attempt to commit an act prohibited by this section;\n\n6. Enter or remain on an animal facility when the person has\n\nnotice that entry is forbidden by any of the following:\n\na. written or oral communication with the owner or a\n\nperson with apparent authority to act for the owner,\n\nb. fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to\n\nexclude intruders or contain animals, or\n\nc. a sign or signs posted on the property or at the\n\nentrance to the building, indicating that unauthorized\n\nentry is forbidden; and\n\n7. Release any animal or animals, with intent to deprive the\n\nowner of such animal or animal facility.\n\nB. A violation of any of the provisions in paragraphs 1 through\n\n7 of subsection A of this section shall be a misdemeanor, upon\n\nconviction, punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars\n\n($5,000.00), with full restitution to be paid for any damage to the\n\nproperty, for replacement of any animals released, and for out-of-\n\npocket expenses incurred as a result of any violation, or by\n\nimprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1)\n\nyear, or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall not apply to lawful\n\nactivities of any governmental agency or employees or agents thereof\n\ncarrying out their respective duties under the law or be construed\n\nto conflict with any provision of Section 391 et seq. of Title 4 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"dafe065256a7249ff04934fdcdd12d3d0c5b2b82440a7f5e1fe7f604c0f10bd3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1680.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1680.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}