TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
§ 3197. Animal Cruelty; Exemptions. The following conduct is exempt from prosecution under this article: (a) The conduct was an accepted veterinary practice performed by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the Commonwealth in accordance with the American Veterinary Medical Association standards; (b) The conduct was consistent with traditional customs or cultural practices or an accepted farming or husbandry practice, including slaughter for personal consumption and cockfighting; (c) The conduct was a lawful hunting, fishing or trapping practice; (d) The conduct was in defense of a person or person’s property from the reasonable threat of an attack by an animal; (e) The conduct was lawful research or teaching; or (f) The conduct was an accepted method of control of rodents, pests or snakes by trapping or killing. Source: PL 21-31, § 3 (July 7, 2020). Commission Comment: See Commission comment to 6 CMC § 3191.