North Dakota Century Code Title 12.1. Criminal Code § 12.1-17-09. Killing or injury of law enforcement support animal--Definition--Penalty

1. A person is guilty of a class C felony and is subject to a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars if that person willfully and unjustifiably kills, shoots, tortures, torments, beats, kicks, strikes, mutilates, disables, or otherwise injures a law enforcement support animal.

2. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and is subject to a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars if that person willfully:

3. For purposes of this section, “ law enforcement support animal” means any animal used by or on behalf of a law enforcement officer in the performance of the officer's functions and duties, including crowd control, corrections, arson investigation, or search and rescue, regardless of whether the animal is on or off duty.

4. This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer or a veterinarian who terminates the life of a law enforcement support animal to relieve the animal of undue suffering and pain.