Badger Lawyer's Crimes Against Animals Listing

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951.02. Mistreating animals
951.025. Decompression prohibited
951.03. Dognapping and catnapping
951.04. Leading animal from motor vehicle
951.05. Transportation of animals
951.06. Use of poisonous and controlled substances
951.07. Use of certain devices prohibited
951.08. Instigating fights between animals
951.09. Shooting at caged or staked animals
951.095. Harassment of police and fire animals
951.097. Harassment of service dogs
951.10. Sale of baby rabbits, chicks and other fowl
951.11. Artificially colored animals; sale
951.13. Providing proper food and drink to confined animals
951.14. Providing proper shelter
951.15. Abandoning animals
951.18. Penalties

951.02. Mistreating animals

No person may treat any animal, whether belonging to the person or another, in a cruel manner. This section does not prohibit bona fide experiments carried on for scientific research or normal and accepted veterinary practices.

951.025. Decompression prohibited

No person may kill an animal by means of decompression.

951.03. Dognapping and catnapping

No person may take the dog or cat of another from one place to another without the owner's consent or cause such a dog or cat to be confined or carried out of this state or held for any purpose without the owner's consent. This section does not apply to law enforcement officers or humane officers engaged in the exercise of their official duties.

951.04. Leading animal from motor vehicle

No person shall lead any animal upon a highway from a motor vehicle or from a trailer or semitrailer drawn by a motor vehicle.

951.05. Transportation of animals

No person may transport any animal in or upon any vehicle in a cruel manner.

951.06. Use of poisonous and controlled substances

No person may expose any domestic animal owned by another to any known poisonous substance, any controlled substance, or any controlled substance analog, whether mixed with meat or other food or not, so that the substance is liable to be eaten by the animal and for the purpose of harming the animal.

951.07. Use of certain devices prohibited

No person may put, place, fasten, use or fix upon or to any animal, any of the following devices: a bristle bur, tack bur or like device; or a poling device used to train a horse to jump which is charged with electricity or to which have been affixed nails, tacks or other sharp points.

951.08. Instigating fights between animals

No person may intentionally instigate, promote, aid or abet as a principal, agent or employee, or participate in the earnings from, or intentionally maintain or allow any place to be used for a cockfight, dog fight, bullfight or other fight between the same or different kinds of animals or between an animal and a person.

No person may own, possess, keep or train any animal with the intent that the animal be engaged in an exhibition of fighting.

If a person has been convicted under this section, the person may not own, possess, keep or train any animal for a period of 5 years after the conviction

No person may intentionally be a spectator at a cockfight, dog fight, bullfight or other fight between the same or different kinds of animals or between an animal and a person.

951.09. Shooting at caged or staked animals

No person may shoot, kill, or wound with a firearm, or with any deadly weapon, any animal that is tied, staked out, caged or otherwise intentionally confined in an artificial enclosure, regardless of size.

951.095. Harassment of police and fire animals

No person may do any of the following to any animal that is used by a law enforcement agency or fire department to perform agency or department functions or duties:

(a) Frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse or harass the animal.

(b) Strike, shove, kick or otherwise subject the animal to physical contact.

951.097. Harassment of service dogs

Any person may provide notice to another person in any manner that the latter person's behavior is interfering with the use of a service dog and may request that the latter person stop engaging in that behavior.

No person, after receiving a notice and request, may do any of the following:

1. Recklessly interfere with the use of the service dog by obstructing or intimidating it or otherwise jeopardizing its safety or the safety of its user.

2. Intentionally interfere with the use of the service dog by obstructing or intimidating it or otherwise jeopardizing its safety or the safety of its user.

No person may recklessly allow his or her dog to interfere with the use of a service dog by obstructing or intimidating it or otherwise jeopardizing its safety or the safety of its user.

No person may intentionally allow his or her dog to interfere with the use of a service dog by obstructing or intimidating it or otherwise jeopardizing its safety or the safety of its user.

No person may recklessly injure a service dog or recklessly allow his or her dog to injure a service dog.

No person may intentionally injure a service dog or intentionally allow his or her dog to injure a service dog.

No person may recklessly cause the death of a service dog.

No person may intentionally cause the death of a service dog.

No person may take possession of or exert control over a service dog without the consent of its owner or user and with the intent to deprive another of the use of the service dog.

951.10. Sale of baby rabbits, chicks and other fowl

No person may sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living chicks, ducklings or other fowl unless the person provides proper brooder facilities for the care of such chicks, ducklings or other fowl during the time they are in the person's possession.

No retailer may sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living baby rabbits, baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl under 2 months of age in any quantity less than 6 unless in the business of selling these animals for agricultural, wildlife or scientific purposes.

951.11. Artificially colored animals; sale

No person may sell, offer for sale, raffle, give as a prize or premium, use as an advertising device or display living chicks, ducklings, other fowl or rabbits that have been dyed or otherwise colored artificially.

951.13. Providing proper food and drink to confined animals

No person owning or responsible for confining or impounding any animal may fail to supply the animal with a sufficient supply of food and water as prescribed in this section.

(1) Food. The food shall be sufficient to maintain all animals in good health.

(2) Water. If potable water is not accessible to the animals at all times, it shall be provided daily and in sufficient quantity for the health of the animal.

951.14. Providing proper shelter

No person owning or responsible for confining or impounding any animal may fail to provide the animal with proper shelter. In the case of farm animals, nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing shelter requirements or standards more stringent than normally accepted husbandry practices in the particular county where the animal or shelter is located.

951.15. Abandoning animals

No person may abandon any animal.

951.18. Penalties

The penalties in this chapter range from Fines to low level felonies, depending on the specific conduct and prior citations.