OUJI-CR 7-4

(MISTREATMENT OF)/(INTERFERENCE WITH)
POLICE DOG/HORSE - ELEMENTS

No person may be convicted of (mistreatment of)/(interference with) a police dog/horse unless the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each element of the crime. These elements are:

First, willfully;

Second, striking/tormenting/(administering a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to)/mistreating)/ (interfering with the lawful performance of);

Third, a police dog/horse;

Fourth, owned/used by;

Fifth, a law enforcement agency [of a political subdivision] of the State.

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Statutory Authority: 21 O.S. Supp. 2014, § 649.1.

(2014 Supp.)