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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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 service 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:
a. Harasses, taunts, or provokes a service animal; or
b. Interferes with a service animal while the animal is working.
3. This section does not apply to a veterinarian who terminates the life of a service animal to relieve the animal of undue suffering and pain.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 25. Mental and Physical Illness or Disability § 25-13-06. Killing or injury of service animal--Penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-25-mental-and-physical-illness-or-disability/nd-cent-code-sect-25-13-06/
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