Alabama
Anti-Cruelty StatutesCODE
OF ALABAMA
TITLE 13A. CRIMINAL CODE.
CHAPTER 11. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC
ORDER AND SAFETY.
ARTICLE 1. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY. §
13A-11-14. Cruelty to animals (a)
A person commits the crime of cruelty to animals if, except as otherwise authorized
by law, he intentionally or recklessly: -
(1) Subjects any animal to cruel mistreatment; or
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(2) Subjects any animal in his custody to cruel neglect; or
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(3) Kills or injures without good cause any animal belonging to another.
(b)
Cruelty to animals is a Class B misdemeanor.
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