Title 21 — Title 21 — Crimes and Punishments

Bond hearing. A. The purpose of this section is to provide a means by which any abused or neglected animal, as described in Section 1685 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may: 1. Be removed from its present custody; or 2. Be made the subject of an order issued to the owner by…

Any person who willfully administers poison to any animal, the property of another, and every person who maliciously exposes any poisonous substance with intent that the same shall be taken by any such animal, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punishable b…

Every person who maliciously, or for any bet, stake or reward, instigates or encourages any fight between animals with the exception of dogs, or instigates or encourages any animal with the exception of dogs to attack, bite, wound or worry another, upon conviction, is guilty of a…

Every person who keeps any house, pit or other place, to be used in permitting any fight between animals with the exception of dogs or in any other violation of Section 1682 of this title, upon conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 184, § 11, emerg. eff…

Every person who, within any public cemetery or burying ground, wounds or traps any birds or destroys any bird's nest, or removes any eggs or young birds from any nest; and every person who buys or sells, offers or keeps for sale, any bird which has been killed or trapped in viol…

Any person who shall willfully or maliciously torture, destroy or kill, or cruelly beat or injure, maim or mutilate any animal in subjugation or captivity, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to the person or to another, or deprive any such animal of necessary food, drink…

Penalties. A. No person may knowingly use any live animal as a lure or bait in training a greyhound for entry in any race. B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Dol…

following arrest. A. Any person owning or having charge or custody of a maimed, diseased, disabled, or infirm animal who abandons the animal or who allows the animal to lie in a public street, road, or public place one (1) hour after the person receives notice by a duly constitut…

Any person who carries or causes to be carried in or upon any vessel or vehicle, or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhuman manner, or so as to produce torture is guilty of a misdemeanor. R.L.1910, § 2749.

Any person who unjustifiably administers any poisonous or noxious drug or substance to any animal, or unjustifiably exposes any such drug or substance with intent that the same shall be taken by an animal, whether such animal be the property of himself or another, is guilty of a …

or in any public place prohibited. Any person who deposits any live dog, cat, or other domestic animal along any private or public roadway, or in any other private or public place with the intention of abandoning the domestic animal upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemean…

Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of Sections 1686, 1688, 1689 and 1691 of this title shall be punished by a fine in an amount not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail …

As used in this act: A. “Cockfight” or “cockfighting” is a fight between birds, whether or not fitted with spurs, knives, or gaffs, and whether or not bets or wagers are made on the outcome of the fight, and includes any training fight in which birds are intended or encouraged to…

Every person who willfully instigates or encourages any cockfight, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense. The penalty for a violation of this section shall be as provided in Section 8 of this act. Added by State Question No. 687, Initiative Petition No. 36…

cockfighting. Every person who keeps any pit or other place, or knowingly provides any equipment or facilities to be used in permitting any cockfight, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense. The penalty for a violation of this section shall be as provided i…

Every person who does any act or performs any service in the furtherance of or to facilitate any cockfight, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense. Such activities and services specifically prohibited by this section include, but are not limited to: promoti…

fighting. Every person who owns, possesses, keeps, or trains any bird with the intent that such bird shall be engaged in a cockfight, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense. The penalty for a violation of this section shall be as provided in Section 8 of th…

Every person who is knowingly present as a spectator at any place, building, or other site where preparations are being made for a cockfight with the intent to be present at such preparation or cockfight, or is knowingly present at such cockfight, upon conviction shall be guilty …

equipment or facilities. Following the conviction of a person for Sections 2, 3, 4, or 5 of this act, the court entering the judgment shall order that the birds and knives or gaffs used in violation of this act be forfeited to the state, and may order that any and all equipment d…

A. Every person who is guilty of a felony under any of the provisions of Sections 2, 3, 4, or 5 of this act shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years, or…

Nothing in this act shall prohibit any of the following: A. Hunting birds or fowl in accordance with Oklahoma regulation or statute, including but not limited to the sport of hunting game with trained raptors. B. Agricultural production of fowl for human consumption. Added by Sta…

As used in this act: 1. "Equipment used for training or handling a fighting dog" includes harnesses, treadmills, cages, decoys, pens, houses, feeding apparatuses, training pens and other related devices and equipment; 2. "Equipment used for transporting a fighting dog" includes a…

Every person who willfully or for any bet, stake or reward, instigates or encourages any fight between dogs, or instigates or encourages any dog to attack, bite, wound or worry another dog, except in the course of protection of life and property, upon conviction, shall be guilty …

Felony - Penalty. Every person who keeps any house, pit or other place, or provides any equipment or facilities to be used in permitting any fight between dogs or in furtherance of any activity described in Section 1693 of this title, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B…

Every person who does any act or performs any service in the furtherance of or to facilitate any dogfight, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense. Such activities and services specifically prohibited by this section include, but are not limited to: Promotio…

- Felony - Penalty. Every person who owns, possesses, keeps or trains any dog with the intent that such dog shall be engaged in an exhibition of fighting with another dog, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense, punishable as provided in Section 1699.1 of t…

Every person who is knowingly present as a spectator at any place, building or other site where preparations are being made for an exhibition of dogfighting with the intent to be present at such preparation or fight, or is knowingly present at such exhibition, upon conviction, sh…

equipment and facilities. Following the conviction of a person for the offense of keeping a place for fighting dogs, providing facilities for fighting dogs, performing services in the furtherance of dogfighting, training, owning, possessing, handling fighting dogs, the court ente…

A. Every person who is guilty of a Class B5 felony offense under any of the provisions of Sections 1694, 1695, 1696 and 1697 of this title shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years, or a fine not less t…

Nothing in this act shall prohibit any of the following: 1. The use of dogs in hunting as permitted by the Game and Fish Code and by the rules and regulations adopted by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; 2. The use of dogs in the management of livestock by the owner …

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A. It is unlawful for any person to: 1. Promote, engage in, or be employed at a bear wrestling exhibition or horse tripping event; 2. Receive money for the admission of another person to any place where bear wrestling or horse tripping will occur; 3. Sell, purchase, possess, or o…

Larceny is the taking of personal property accomplished by fraud or stealth, and with intent to deprive another thereof. R.L.1910, § 2652.

One who finds lost property under circumstances which gives him knowledge or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person who is not entitled thereto, without having first made such effort to find the ow…

Larceny is divided into two degrees; the first of which is termed grand larceny, the second petit larceny. R.L.1910, § 2654.

OS 21-1704v1 (HB 2751, Laws 2016, c. 221, § 16). OS 21-1704v2 (HB 2281, Laws 2018, c. 116, § 11).

Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the following cases: 1. When the property taken is of value exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); or 2. When such property, although not of value exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), is taken from the person of another.…

Grand larceny is larceny committed in either of the following cases: 1. When the property taken is of a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or greater; or 2. When such property, although not of a value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or greater, is taken from the person…

OS 21-1705v1 (HB 2751, Laws 2016, c. 221, § 17) OS 21-1705v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 247)

Grand larceny is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding five (5) years, a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment if the value of the property is One Thousand Dollars ($…

A. Grand larceny is a felony punishable as follows: 1. If the value of the property is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year or by incarceration in the county jail for one …

Petit larceny shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment in the county jail not to six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. R.L. 1910, § 2657; Laws …

When it appears upon a trial for grand larceny that the larceny alleged was committed in any dwelling house or vessel, the offender shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title. R.L…

When it appears upon such trial, that such larceny was committed by stealing in the night time, from the person of another, the offender shall be guilty of a Class C1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this title…

If the thing stolen consists of any evidence of debt or other written instrument, the amount of money due thereon or secured to be paid thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or which in any contingency might be collected thereon, or the value of the property the title to which is sh…

The parties to crimes are classified as: 1. Principals, and, 2. Accessories. R.L.1910, § 2103. d

If the thing stolen is any ticket, or other paper or writing entitling or purporting to entitle the holder or proprietor thereof to a passage upon any railroad, or in any vessel or other public conveyance, the price at which tickets entitling a person to a like passage are usuall…

All the provisions of this article shall apply where the property taken is an instrument for the payment of money, evidence of debt, public security or passage ticket, completed and ready to be issued or delivered, though the same has never been issued or delivered by the makers …

Any fixture or part of realty, the instant it is severed from the realty becomes personal property, and the subject of larceny within the meaning of this article. R.L.1910, § 2663.

OS 21-1713v1 (HB 2751, Laws 2016, c. 221, § 18) OS 21-1713v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 249)