{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-352a","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 352a","heading":"Aggravated cruelty to animals","body":"A person commits the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals if the person:\n(1) kills an animal by intentionally causing the animal undue pain or suffering;\n(2) intentionally, maliciously, and without just cause tortures, mutilates, or cruelly beats an animal; or\n(3) intentionally injures or kills an animal that is in the performance of official duties while under the supervision of a law enforcement officer.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 008: Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals","Subchapter 001: CRUELTY TO ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/008/00352a","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:06:27Z","sha256":"7c0818645f6004dddd4b112f3f5aaa8cba48a9abfd69a062feabc723ea702897","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-352","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-352b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}